The authors of religious scriptures have rarely had difficulty
enhancing sacred narratives with the rhetoric of violence. The
phenomenon continues in the easy cohabitation of violence and
religion in film, music and literature, and this raises a number of
important questions: To what degree does violent rhetoric shape
belief and values? How might we understand the social function of
violence in popular discourses? How might we understand audience
empathy with violent protagonists in popular narratives? What is
the significance of violence being associated with particular
religious groups or ideas in the media? Reflecting on these issues
in depth and with striking originality, scholars of religious
studies, biblical studies, film studies and sociology have analysed
a range of phenomena, from the discourse of terrorism to the
spectacle of World Wrestling Entertainment. The result is a vital
contribution to understanding an area of religious and cultural
discourse that is relevant to us all.
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