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Twenty-First Century Jihad: Law, Society and Military Action
Elisabeth Kendall
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Paperback. BIC Classification: HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 140 x 217 x 30. Weight in Grams: 426.
The term `jihad' has come to be used as a byword for fanaticism and Islam's allegedly implacable hostility towards the West. But, like other religious and political concepts, jihad has multiple resonances and associations, its meaning shifting over time and from place to place. Jihad has referred to movements of internal reform, spiritual struggle, social progress, self-defence and even poetic expression as much as to `holy war'. Jihad, moreover, reflects principles and concerns by no means unique to Islam; understanding the evolution of this concept is crucial for engaging religion beyond Islam. Even among Muslim political, social and intellectual leaders, ... Read more
The term `jihad' has come to be used as a byword for fanaticism and Islam's allegedly implacable hostility towards the West. But, like other religious and political concepts, jihad has multiple resonances and associations, its meaning shifting over time and from place to place. Jihad has referred to movements of internal reform, spiritual struggle, social progress, self-defence and even poetic expression as much as to `holy war'. Jihad, moreover, reflects principles and concerns by no means unique to Islam; understanding the evolution of this concept is crucial for engaging religion beyond Islam. Even among Muslim political, social and intellectual leaders, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784536718
SKU
V9781784536718
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About Elisabeth Kendall
Elisabeth Kendall is Senior Research Fellow in Arabic and Islamic Studies, Oxford University. She is the author of Literature, Journalism and the Avant-Garde: Intersection in Egypt (2006).Ewan Stein is Lecturer in International Relations at the School of Social and Political Science at the University of Edinburgh. He is the author of Representing Israel in Modern Egypt: Ideas, Intellectuals and Foreign ... Read more
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