Author:
Martin, David, 1929-2019.
Imprint:Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1997.
Descriptionix, 226 p. ; 23 cm.
Note:"This book is made up of eight lectures given under the auspices of the Sarum Lectureship in the University of Oxford during Hilary term, January to March 1995"--Pref.
Note:Part I: THE PROBLEM AND THE APPROACH: Can we blame religion or human nature? -- Dawkins's viewpoint; social differentiation -- PART II: MAPPING TRANSITIONS: First example: Romania -- Second example: England -- PART III: SIGNS OF PEACE: CHRISTIAN SEMIOTICS: Recapitulating the argument in sign language -- The Peace Code itself and the inevitability of violence -- PART IV: RELIGION AND POLITICS: Politics and religion: complementarities and differences -- Recapitulations and mutations: differentiation and Peace Code together.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-223) and index.
