Sacralizing the political makes conflicts protracted and violence more legitimate.

Evidence

State and world politics, when determined or framed by nationalism fused with religious claims, can provoke protracted conflict, infuse explicit religious beliefs into politics, and legitimize violence against racialized groups. This volume investigates how, through hegemonic nationalism, states invoke religious claims in domestic and international politics, sacralizing the political. — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized, 2

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Politics fused with sacred religious claims follow distinctive conflict dynamics — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized:…, 66; Fighting for a cause rather than oneself can intensify rather than soften conflict — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 306

Broader Connections

• Politics fused with sacred religious claims follow distinctive conflict dynamics #corroborates (0.78) — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized, 66
• Fighting for a cause rather than oneself can intensify rather than soften conflict #expands (0.75) — Georg Simmel, on individuality and social forms_…, 306