Sacred Violence is a theoretical construct in the study of religious extremism denoting ideologically motivated acts of violence that are ritually sanctioned and symbolically imbued with religious significance, thereby distinguishing it from secular or instrumental forms of political violence.
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Johan Galtung · Journal of Peace Research · 1990 · 1.9K citations
J. M. Beattie, René Girard, Patrick Gregory · RAIN · 1978 · 977 citations
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- MJMark Juergensmeyer
University of California, Santa Barbara, United States
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Institut Jean Nicod
Paris, France
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New School
New York, United States
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University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, United States
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University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
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Northwestern University
Evanston, United States
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University of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, United States
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John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York, United States
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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
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