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A powerful chronicle of the astounding persistence of Indo-European glorification of battle, morphed into today´s militant Christian Right. The book is written as a lively chronicle making clear the astounding power of the ancient cultural tradition embedding our language, and the real battle we face to contain this ´Christian´ jihad.

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Militant Christianity has an extensive history, tracing from Indo-European conquests in the Bronze Age, four thousand years ago, to the AD 312 victory of the ruthless Roman emperor Constantine, and beyond. Indo-Europeans´ ethos of war as the natural human condition and glorifying battle persisted through the Protestant Reformation, colonization of America, capitalist industrialization and today´s ´marketing era´ promoting competition. The book is written as a lively chronicle making clear the astounding power of the ancient cultural tradition embedding our language, and the real battle we face to contain this ´Christian´ jihad.

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Cultural Traditions The Pagan Christian Icon Indo-European Christianity: The Foundation Europe´s Pagan Christianity Protestantism Fits the State Capitalism Antebellum America Manifest Destiny Hegemony through Philanthropy Secularism Threatens Assault on the Secular Nation Interlocking Directorates: Business and Politics Fortifying the Home Front Evolving Tradition, Resilient Backlash Conclusion: The Culture of Militant Christianity

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Alice B. Kehoe is a fellow of Anthropology at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, USA.

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