LEADER 04361nam 22006491a 450 001 9910461272203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-84540-387-8 035 $a(CKB)2670000000161160 035 $a(EBL)879519 035 $a(OCoLC)781629112 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000640740 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11404072 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000640740 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10612325 035 $a(PQKB)10610917 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC879519 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL879519 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10547273 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000161160 100 $a20070222d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 04$aThe root of all evil$b[electronic resource] $ean exposition of prejudice, fundamentalism, and gender imbalance /$fSharon G. Mijares ... [et al.] 210 $aExeter, UK ;$aCharlottesville, VA. $cImprint Academic$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (343 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-84540-067-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; Contents; Front Matter; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Authors; Acknowledgments; Ismail Serageldin: Foreword; Joan Chittister, OSB: Preface; Body Matter; Introduction; Differences and Commonalities; Spirituality versus Religiousness; Human Rights and Losses; Building a Better World; 1: In the Beginning: Stories of Good and Evil; The Splitting of Heaven and Earth; Creation Myths: Stories of Nature and Guidance; The Hindu Trinity: Stories of Wrath and Devotion; Ancient Myths and Legends of China; Shintoism: A Native Religion of Japan 327 $aAncient Egyptians: The Dream of Paradise on EarthGreek Influences; Ancient Middle-Eastern Roots; Satan's Fall from Heaven:Evil in Judaism, Christianity and Islam; Conclusions; 2: Violence in the Name of One's God; Religious Founders and Gender Balance; Failing to Hear and Heed: The Message of the Prophets; Religious Beliefs and the Problem of Obedience; Conclusions; 3: Who Among Us is Chosen?; Evolution and Aggression; Beneath the Reasoning Mind; Social Ills and Sibling Rivalry; An Anthropological Perspective; Religion, Wars and Competition for First Place 327 $aRadical Fundamentalism:A Serious Threat to Humanity's SurvivalConclusions; 4: Tales of Democracy, Power and Corruption - A Collusion Between Politics and Religion in the US; A Systemic World View; First Nations Peoples:Democracy and Native American Spirituality; The Separation of Church and State; Women's Struggles for Equal Rights; A New World Order:Globalization, Commercialization and Greed; Dreams and Realities; Conclusions; 5: Partitions and Global Conflict - Further Tales of Religion and Politics; Colonialism and European Expansion; Two People, One Land: Israel and Palestine 327 $aSeparate Religions, Separate States: India and PakistanThe People's Republic: Communism and Change; Islam: The Melding of Religion and Law; Africa: The Clash of Religions, Politics and Culture; Conclusions; 6: Armageddon or a New Paradigm? - Horizontal and Vertical Perspectives; Healthy Psychology; Balancing History: Creating Gender Balanced Culture; Healing Religion; Human Transcendence and the New Story; Epilogue - A Place Where the Authors Share their Process and Ideals; Part I; Part II; Back Matter; References; Other Titles Available from Imprint Academic and Andrews UK 330 $aDemonstrates that the essence of love and tolerance at the core of all religions, of all great traditions, is universal. This title explores the roots of the world's evils in fundamentalism and patriarchy. 606 $aTheological anthropology 606 $aSex role$xReligious aspects 606 $aChristianity 606 $aIslam 606 $aJudaism 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aTheological anthropology. 615 0$aSex role$xReligious aspects. 615 0$aChristianity. 615 0$aIslam. 615 0$aJudaism. 676 $a170 701 $aMijares$b Sharon G$g(Sharon Grace),$f1942-$0942794 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461272203321 996 $aThe root of all evil$92209234 997 $aUNINA