Holy War, Holy Peace

How Religion Can Bring Peace to the Middle East

de Marc Gopin

Part I: Analysis 1. The Interaction between Religion and Culture in Peace and Conflict2. Family Myths and Cultural Conflict3. Political and Mythic Interdependencies4. Patterns of Abrahamic Incrimination5. Conflict, Injury, and TransformationPart II: Practical Applications 6. Patterns of Abrahamic Reconciliation: Act, Ritual, and Symbol as Transformation7. The Use of the Word and Its Limits: Dialogue as Peacemaking8. Ritual Civility, Moral Practices of Interpersonal Exchange, and Symbolic Communication9. De-escalation Plans and General Steps toward a New Relationship10. Specific Steps toward a New RelationshipNotesBibliographyIndex