Notes

1. Few studies of conflict using East Asian sam­ples (e.g., Japan, Korea, China, Thailand, and Vietnam) have considered religion as a variable.

2. All Bible verses are taken from the New International Version as opposed to the King James Version.

3. When scholars use the word Muslim, they are referring to someone who practices Islam (the religion).

4. As many Muslims consider English transla­tions of the Qur’an fallible, no direct transla­tions will be provided in this chapter. Instead, where appropriate, the Qur’an will be para­phrased from Ali (1993).

5. For examples of familial or communal obliga­tion, connection, and love in the Qur’an, see the following verses: 4: 46, 19: 24, 31: 14, and 7: 190.

6. All direct quotations from the Gita are taken from Hawley (2001).