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Scriptures rarely a significant motivating factor behind violence, say researchers

01 September 2020

Many people misunderstand the relationship between religion, scripture and violence, a new book argues. Some people worry that scriptures such as the Qur鈥檃n and the Bible fan the flames of violence in the world today, while others insist that they are inherently peaceful. According to an international team of researchers, the reality may be more complicated than either set of people think.

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Soldiers Patrolling in Afghanistan

Have we misunderstood post-traumatic stress disorder?

19 August 2016

In understanding war-related post-traumatic stress disorder, a person鈥檚 cultural and professional context is just as important as how they cope with witnessing wartime events, which could change the way mental health experts analyse, prevent and manage psychological injury from warfare.聽

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Left: Skull of a man found lying prone in the lagoons sediments.  探花直播skull has multiple lesions consistent with wounds from a blunt implement. Right:  探花直播skull in situ.

Evidence of a prehistoric massacre extends the history of warfare

20 January 2016

Skeletal remains of a group of foragers massacred around 10,000 years ago on the shores of a lagoon is unique evidence of a violent encounter between clashing groups of ancient hunter-gatherers, and suggests the 鈥減resence of warfare鈥 in late Stone Age foraging societies.

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