Category Archives: Religious Violence

Judith Slaying Holofernes (in Chicago)

Posted on July 19, 2013 by briansandberg

Artemesia Gentileschi’s Judith Slaying Holofernes (c. 1620) is coming to Chicago! This famous painting is one of the quintessential images of gender and violence in the early modern period, as well as one of the masterpieces of one of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Art History, Early Modern Europe, European History, European Wars of Religion, Gender and Warfare, History of Violence, Reformation History, Religious Violence, Renaissance Art and History, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World, Women and Gender History | 2 Comments

New Review of Warrior Pursuits in French

Posted on July 16, 2013 by briansandberg

A new book review by Gregory Champeaud critiques my Warrior Pursuits: Noble Culture and Civil Conflict in Early Modern France (Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010. Champeaud’s review was recently published in French in the online journal, Francia-Recencio. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Conflict, Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, European Wars of Religion, French History, French Wars of Religion, History of Violence, Noble Culture and History of Elites, Reformation History, Religious Violence, Revolts and Revolutions, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World | Leave a comment

Continuing Egyptian Revolution

Posted on July 6, 2013 by briansandberg

The Egyptian Revolution continues to develop, although the international news media has largely treated it as a process completed after the Arab Spring, which launched revolutionary processes in Tunisia, Egypt, Syria, Lybia, and other countries. This week, the Egyptian military … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Conflict, Civilians and Refugees in War, Comparative Revolutions, History of Violence, Human Rights, Mediterranean World, Religious Violence, Revolts and Revolutions, War, Culture, and Society | Leave a comment

Elizabethan Privateering and Cyberwar

Posted on June 1, 2013 by briansandberg

An op-ed in the New York Times compares cyberwar to the privateering conflicts of the Elizabethan period. Jordan Chandler Hirsch and Sam Adelsberg, authors of the op-ed, argue that “In confronting today’s cyberbattles, the United States should think less about … Continue reading →

Posted in Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, History of Violence, Information Management, Laws of War, Maritime History, Piracy, Reformation History, Religious Violence, Renaissance Art and History, Strategy and International Politics, War, Culture, and Society, Warfare in the Early Modern World | 1 Comment

Anti-Muslim Attacks in the United Kingdom

Posted on May 29, 2013 by briansandberg

Last week, two Islamist militants brutally murdered a British soldier, Drummer Lee Rigby, in Woolwich, running over him with a car and then stabbing and hacking him to death. The shocking murder has prompted outrage in the United Kingdom and … Continue reading →

Posted in European History, European Union, History of Violence, Human Rights, Religious Politics, Religious Violence, Terrorism | Leave a comment

Saving Manuscripts in Timbuktu

Posted on May 27, 2013 by briansandberg

When Malian rebels and Islamist militants took control of Timbuktu last year, they targeted Sufi shrines and cultural heritage sites they viewed as idolatrous. They also aimed to destroy medieval manuscripts that they consider heretical and secular. Most of Timbuktu’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Archival Research, Civil Conflict, Civilians and Refugees in War, Museums and Historical Memory, Religious Violence, Revolts and Revolutions, War, Culture, and Society | 1 Comment

Doctoral and Post-Doctoral Grants in Early Modern Iberian History

Posted on May 22, 2013 by briansandberg

The CORPI Project (Conversion, Overlapping Religiosities, Polemics, and Interaction: Early Modern Iberia and Beyond) is currently recruiting doctoral and post-doctoral research fellows for 2013-14. The application deadline is 31 May 2013. The Project This project is concerned with questions of … Continue reading →

Posted in Early Modern Europe, Early Modern World, European History, Graduate Work in History, Grants and Fellowships, Human Rights, Religious History, Religious Violence, Study Abroad | Leave a comment

Santa Muerte and Violence in Mexico

Posted on May 18, 2013 by briansandberg

The Vatican has launched a campaign to eradicate the cult of “Santa Muerte” (Saint Death) from Mexican Catholicism. Vatican officials have “condemned Saint Death as an ‘infernal’ and ‘blasphemous’ figure worshiped by Mexican narcos,” according to R. Andrew Chesnut, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Conflict, History of Violence, Religious History, Religious Violence, War, Culture, and Society | 2 Comments

Buddhists and Religious Violence in Myanmar

Posted on May 17, 2013 by briansandberg

Buddhist monks have been involved in several waves of anti-Muslim violence in Myanmar, and certain Buddhist leaders are accused of motivating and orchestrating recent attacks. “In the Western stereotype, Buddhists are meditating pacifists who strive to keep their distance from … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Conflict, Civilians and Refugees in War, History of Violence, Religious Violence | 1 Comment

Continuing Sectarian Violence in Iraq

Posted on May 17, 2013 by briansandberg

Sectarian violence continues in Iraq between Sunni and Shia militants. Amid a series of bombings and attacks there are some signs of connections between sectarian violence in Syria and neighboring Iraq. Sectarian violence became pervasive in Baghdad and other regions … Continue reading →

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