Understanding Religious Nationalism

In this Hangin' at the Reef episode, Dr.Margot Kitts joins host Jeffrey Rich to delve into the intricate topic of religious nationalism, focusing on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. They explore the historical roots of the conflict, the significance of key events like the Balfour Declaration and the UN partition plan, and the influence of religious ideologies on political dynamics. The discussion highlights the importance of education and understanding in navigating the deeply held beliefs that drive the conflict while also considering potential pathways to peace and the lessons history offers.

Books by Dr.Margot Kitts :

1. Violence, Conspiracies, and New Religious Movements: A Tribute to the Work of James R. Lewis. 2024.Editor Margo Kitts. Equinox Press.https://www.amazon.com/Violence-Conspiracies-New-Religious-Movements/dp/1800505078

2. Cambridge Companion to Religion and War. 2023. Editor Kitts. ISBN:978110888407 https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/cambridge-companion-to-religion%C2%A0and-%20war/F9EFA93EEAFF57B76F9D19718BAC6D33

3. Themes, Theories, and Controversies, 2022 https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/sacrifice/9A5583880E76A99D63D36D488B62FD0C

4. Kitts and Juergensmeyer, Eds. Buddhist Violence and Religious Authority: Jerryson, 2022. https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/buddhist-violence/

5. Tribute to the Work of Michael Elements of Ritual and Violence, 2018 Sacrifice: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/elements-of-ritual-and-violence/E4D15686F2A18B38E141EA16C9336BB5

6. Kitts, Ed. Martyrdom, Self-Sacrifice, and Self-Immolation: Religious Perspectives on Suicide, 2018 https://www.amazon.com/Martyrdom-Self-Sacrifice-Self-Immolation-Religious-Perspectives/dp/0190656492

7. Juergensmeyer, M, Kitts, M. and Jerryson, M. Eds. 2016. Violence in the World’s Religious Traditions. Oxford University Press. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/violence-and-the-worldsreligious-traditions-9780190649661?cc=us&lang=en&

8. Juergensmeyer, M, Kitts, M., and Jerryson, M., Eds. 2013 (hardback), 2015 (paperback). Handbook of Religion and Violence. Oxford University Press. https://www.amazon.com/Oxford-Handbook-Religion-Violence-Handbooks/dp/0190270098

9. Kitts, Margo. 2005, 2012 paperback and e-book. Sanctified Violence in Homeric Society: Oath-Making Rituals and Narratives in the Iliad, Classics Division of Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/sanctified-violence-in-homericsociety/FF23BB9213C52A3B2A0A42CD837E6D33

10. Juergensmeyer, Mark, and Margo Kitts, Eds. 2011. Princeton Readings in Religion and Violence Princeton University Press. https://press.princeton.edu/titles/9566.html

11. Kitts, M., et al., Eds. 2010. State, Power, and Violence, Vol. 3 of Ritual Dynamics and the Science of Ritual. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz. Gen Ed. Axel Michaels. https://www.harrassowitzverlag.de/pdfjs/web/viewer.html?file=/ddo/artikel/50354/978-3-447-062039_Table%20of%20Contents.pdf#

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