Understanding jihad
First published in 2005, Understanding Jihad unraveled the tangled historical, intellectual, and political meanings of jihad within the context of Islamic life. In this revised and expanded second edition, author David Cook has included new material in light of pivotal events over of the past ten ye...
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| Language: | English |
| Edition: | Second edition.. |
Table of Contents:
- Qur'an and conquest
- The greater jihad and the lesser jihad
- The crystallization of jihad theory: crusade and counter-crusade
- Jihad during the nineteenth century: renewal and resistance
- Radical Islam and contemporary jihad theory
- Globalist radical Islam and martyrdom operations
- The rise of jihadi states.