Holy war, martyrdom, and terror : Christianity, violence, and the West, ca. 70 C.E. to the Iraq War / Philippe Buc.

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2015]

viii, 445 pages ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references ( pages 371-421) and index.

Introduction: The object of this history -- The American way of war through the premodern looking-glass -- Christian exegsis and violence -- Madness, martyrdom, and terror -- Martyrdom in the West: vengence, purge, salvation, and history -- Twins: national holy war and sectarian terror -- Liberty and coercion -- The subject of history and the making of history -- Postface: No future to that past?