Holy Horrors: An Illustrated History of Religious Murder and MadnessSurveys the violence done in the name of religion during the past nine centuries, from the Crusades to Khomeini's Iran. |
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Holy Horrors: An Illustrated History of Religious Murder and Madness James A. Haught Limited preview - 2010 |
Holy Horrors: An Illustrated History of Religious Murder and Madness James A. Haught No preview available - 2002 |
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