Holy war
Encyclopedia
Holy war may refer to:
- A religious warReligious warA religious war; Latin: bellum sacrum; is a war caused by, or justified by, religious differences. It can involve one state with an established religion against another state with a different religion or a different sect within the same religion, or a religiously motivated group attempting to...
led with an exceptionally high grade of religious feeling - The CrusadesCrusadesThe Crusades were a series of religious wars, blessed by the Pope and the Catholic Church with the main goal of restoring Christian access to the holy places in and near Jerusalem...
, 11th, 12th, and 13th-century religiously sanctioned military campaigns waged by much of Christian Europe against the Muslim Middle East. - The HeremHeremHerem or cherem , as used in the Hebrew Bible, means ‘devote’ or ‘destroy’. It is also referred to as the ban. The term has been explained in different ways by scholars...
referred to in the Hebrew Bible. - ReconquistaReconquistaThe Reconquista was a period of almost 800 years in the Middle Ages during which several Christian kingdoms succeeded in retaking the Muslim-controlled areas of the Iberian Peninsula broadly known as Al-Andalus...
- Seisen, the name given by Showa era propaganda to the Second Sino-Japanese WarSecond Sino-Japanese WarThe Second Sino-Japanese War was a military conflict fought primarily between the Republic of China and the Empire of Japan. From 1937 to 1941, China fought Japan with some economic help from Germany , the Soviet Union and the United States...
, based on the slogan hakko ichiu. - Taiping RebellionTaiping RebellionThe Taiping Rebellion was a widespread civil war in southern China from 1850 to 1864, led by heterodox Christian convert Hong Xiuquan, who, having received visions, maintained that he was the younger brother of Jesus Christ, against the ruling Manchu-led Qing Dynasty...
- Spread of IslamSpread of IslamThe Spread of Islam started shortly after the death of the Islamic prophet Muhammad in 632 AD. During his lifetime, the community of Muhammad, the ummah, was established in the Arabian Peninsula by means of conversion to Islam and conquering of territory, and oftentimes the conquered had to either...
- Jewish–Roman wars
- Arab-Israeli WarsArab-Israeli WarsThe term Arab-Israeli Wars may refer to:* Arab-Israeli Conflict* Arab-Israeli Wars , a board game from Avalon Hill....
- Way of the Celestial Masters
- Five Pecks of Rice Rebellion
- JihadJihadJihad , an Islamic term, is a religious duty of Muslims. In Arabic, the word jihād translates as a noun meaning "struggle". Jihad appears 41 times in the Quran and frequently in the idiomatic expression "striving in the way of God ". A person engaged in jihad is called a mujahid; the plural is...
(generally translated into English as "Holy War"), in Islam - Wars of Religion (France)
- Wars of Religion
Sports
- Holy War (Boston College vs. Notre Dame)Holy War (Boston College vs. Notre Dame)The Holy War is an American college football rivalry between the Boston College Eagles football team of Boston College and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team of the University of Notre Dame...
, a football rivalry between Boston College and Notre Dame - Holy War (Utah vs. BYU)Holy War (Utah vs. BYU)The Holy War is an American college football rivalry game played annually by the University of Utah Utes and the Brigham Young University Cougars. The game is part of the larger Utah–BYU rivalry...
, between Brigham Young University and the University of Utah - Traditional rivalry between Kraków's two major football clubs, Cracovia and Wisła
- The charity bowl game between the two San Diego Catholic high schools, University of San Diego High SchoolUniversity of San Diego High SchoolThe University of San Diego High School , also known as The University High School or "Uni", was a Catholic, co-educational, college preparatory secondary school located in San Diego, California...
and St. Augustine High School for football - Saint Ignatius High School (Cleveland) versus St. Edward High School (Lakewood, Ohio)St. Edward High School (Lakewood, Ohio)St. Edward High School is private, all-male Catholic, college-preparatory high school located in Lakewood, Ohio, a western Cleveland suburb. It was founded in 1949 and is operated in the by the Midwest Province of the Brothers of Holy Cross, Notre Dame, Indiana. It is one of three remaining...
for basketball - Holy War (Villanova vs. St. Joe's)Holy War (Villanova vs. St. Joe's)The Holy War is a basketball rivalry game in the Philadelphia Big 5 between Saint Joseph's University and Villanova University, which is considered the most intense of all the Big 5 games. It's called the "Holy War" because both universities have Roman Catholic religious affiliations: Villanova...
, the Philadelphia Big 5 rivalry game between Villanova University and Saint Joseph's University
Transportation
- Holy War (locomotive)Holy War (locomotive)Holy War is a preserved narrow gauge steam locomotive built in 1902, currently based at the Bala Lake Railway in North Wales. It was the last steam locomotive to operate in a Welsh slate quarry.- Construction :...
- a steam locomotive on the Bala Lake Railway in Wales.
Popular Culture
- "Holy Wars... The Punishment DueHoly Wars... The Punishment Due"Holy Wars... The Punishment Due" is the opening track of heavy metal band Megadeth's 1990 album Rust in Peace.The song has an unusual structure, shifting at 2:26 after an acoustic bridge by Marty Friedman to a different, slower and heavier section called "The Punishment Due", before speeding up...
", a song written by Megadeth on their 1990 album Rust in Peace. - "Svyaschennaya VoynaSvyaschennaya VoynaSvyashchennaya Voyna was one of the most famous Soviet songs associated with the Second World War. It was written by Vasily Lebedev-Kumach in 1941 upon the beginning of the German invasion of the Soviet Union...
" (The Sacred War), a song written on the day after the Nazi invasion of the USSR - The Holy WarThe Holy WarThe Holy War Made by King Shaddai Upon Diabolus, to Regain the Metropolis of the World, Or, The Losing and Taking Again of the Town of Mansoul is a 1682 novel by John Bunyan...
, a 1682 novel by John Bunyan - Holy Wars (film)Holy Wars (film)HolyWars is a 2010 documentary written and directed by Stephen Marshall.Touching down in four hotbeds of religious fundamentalism – Pakistan, Lebanon, UK, and heartland America – Holy Wars goes behind the scenes of the 1400 year old conflict between Islam and Christianity.HolyWars is part of the...
, 2010 documentary film - Seisen no Keifu Genealogy of the Holy War a Fire Emblem videogame
- Holy War (album), the second album released by the power metal band Dragonland
- Holy War, Batman!
- Holy War, Inc.Holy War, Inc.Holy War, Inc.: Inside the Secret World of Bin Laden is a book by CNN investigative journalist and documentarian Peter Bergen.In the book, Bergen documents the life, career, and activities of Islamic terrorist Osama bin Laden and the jihadist network that he operates, Al-Qaeda...
, a 2001 book by CNN investigative journalist and documentarian Peter Bergen