Margo Kitts, Ph.D., joins Hangin' at the Reef host Jeffrey Rich for an enlightening discussion on the complex and timely topic of religious nationalism. This episode delves into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, exploring its historical roots and the pivotal events that have shaped it. They discuss significant milestones such as the Balfour Declaration and the UN partition plan in addition to the role of religious ideologies in shaping political dynamics. The thought-provoking conversation highlights the intricate interplay between religion and politics, emphasizing the importance of education and understanding in navigating the deeply held beliefs that fuel the conflict. It also considers potential pathways to peace and the valuable lessons history offers.
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Books by Margot Kitts,Phd:
- Violence, Conspiracies, and New Religious Movements: A Tribute to the Work of James R. Lewis. 2024.Editor Margo Kitts. Equinox Press.https://www.amazon.com/Violence-Conspiracies-New-Religious-Movements/dp/1800505078
- Cambridge Companion to Religion and War. 2023. Editor Kitts. ISBN:978110888407 https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/cambridge-companion-to-religion%C2%A0and-%20war/F9EFA93EEAFF57B76F9D19718BAC6D33
- Themes, Theories, and Controversies, 2022 https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/sacrifice/9A5583880E76A99D63D36D488B62FD0C
- Kitts and Juergensmeyer, Eds. Buddhist Violence and Religious Authority: Jerryson, 2022. https://www.equinoxpub.com/home/buddhist-violence/
- Tribute to the Work of Michael Elements of Ritual and Violence, 2018 Sacrifice: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/elements-of-ritual-and-violence/E4D15686F2A18B38E141EA16C9336BB5
- Kitts, Ed. Martyrdom, Self-Sacrifice, and Self-Immolation: Religious Perspectives on Suicide, 2018 https://www.amazon.com/Martyrdom-Self-Sacrifice-Self-Immolation-Religious-Perspectives/dp/0190656492
- Juergensmeyer, M, Kitts, M. and Jerryson, M. Eds. 2016. Violence in the World’s Religious Traditions. Oxford University Press. https://global.oup.com/academic/product/violence-and-the-worldsreligious-traditions-9780190649661?cc=us&lang=en&
- Juergensmeyer, M, Kitts, M., and Jerryson, M., Eds. 2013 (hardback), 2015 (paperback). Handbook of Religion and Violence. Oxford University Press. https://www.amazon.com/Oxford-Handbook-Religion-Violence-Handbooks/dp/0190270098
- Kitts, Margo. 2005, 2012 paperback and e-book. Sanctified Violence in Homeric Society: Oath-Making Rituals and Narratives in the Iliad, Classics Division of Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/sanctified-violence-in-homericsociety/FF23BB9213C52A3B2A0A42CD837E6D33
- Juergensmeyer, Mark, and Margo Kitts, Eds. 2011. Princeton Readings in Religion and Violence Princeton University Press. https://press.princeton.edu/titles/9566.html
- Kitts, M., et al., Eds. 2010. State, Power, and Violence, Vol. 3 of Ritual Dynamics and the Science of Ritual. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz. Gen Ed. Axel Michaels. https://www.harrassowitzverlag.de/pdfjs/web/viewer.html?file=/ddo/artikel/50354/978-3-447-062039_Table%20of%20Contents.pdf#
