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Research Article | Open Access
Volume 4 | Issue 5 | Year 2017 | Article Id. IJHSS-V4I5P111 | DOI : https://doi.org/10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V4I5P111

Investigating the Motive of Religious Violence / Conflict in Sociological Perspective

Indra, Muhammad Irfan and Suryo Adi Sahfutra

Citation :

Indra, Muhammad Irfan and Suryo Adi Sahfutra, "Investigating the Motive of Religious Violence / Conflict in Sociological Perspective," International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, vol. 4, no. 5, pp. 74-77, 2017. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V4I5P111

Abstract

Connecting the word "religion" and "violence / conflict is a contradictory terminology, because the true religion is a divine teaching that implies goodness. But on the other hand religion is often used as a tool of legitimacy against acts of violence and even conflicts in the name of religion. The phenomenon of violence and conflict in the name of religion is a religious-social phenomenon often associated with the construction of understanding of religious teachings. Understanding of ritual or deductive-textual-scripturalistic teachings of religion raises influence to individuals or groups. In the sociological realm, such religious practices often lead to a fundamentalistic pattern of religious reasoning, which can turn into radicalism. The consequence is the emergence of acts of violence and even conflicts in the name of religion.

Keywords

religion, conflict and violence, legitimacy.

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