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Jerryson (philosophy & religious studies, Youngstown State Univ.; The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Buddhism) and 33 contributors consider hundreds of instances of recent (and historical) violence, perpetrated, and endured. The introduction cautions against comparing religions on a scale of violence; entries consider psychological, material, symbolic, and structural social oppression as well as physical harm. Jerryson claims that "the ten most-populated religions" were chosen for individual sections: African religion, Buddhism, Chinese religion, Christianity, Hinduism, (primarily Sunni) Is...Log In or Sign Up to Read More