RT Book
T1 Islam and violence
T2 Cambridge elements Elements in religion and violence
A1 Mohammed, Khaleel
LA English
PP Cambridge New York, NY Port Nelbourne New Delhi Singapore
PB Cambridge University Press
YR 2019
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/166612172X
AB After 9/11, many writers have posited that the relationship between Islam and violence is either elemental or anomalous. Khaleel Mohammed describes Islam as transcending the usual understanding of religion, being instead like a "sacred canopy" that provides meaning for every apsect of life. In addition, he shows that violence has both physical and psychological dimensions and expounds at length on jihad. He traces the term's metamorphosis of meaning from a struggle in any worthy cause to war and to its present-day extension to include martyrdom and terrorism. Finally, he covers the dimensions of violence in Islamic law and institutional patriarchy--back cover
NO Includes bibliographical references (pages [74]-84)
CN BP190.5.V56
SN 9781108728232
SN 1108728235
K1 Violence : Religious aspects : Islam
K1 Islamic fundamentalism
K1 Religionsgemeinschaft
K1 Muslim
K1 Ideologie
K1 Religion
K1 Politischer Islam
K1 Dschihadismus
K1 Militanz
K1 Islam
K1 Islamisches Recht
K1 Legitimität
K1 Legitimation
K1 Gewalt
K1 Djihad
K1 Attentat
K1 Terrorismus
K1 Internationaler Terrorismus
K1 Terrorist
K1 Islamische Staaten
K1 Islam : Gewalt
DO 10.1017/9781108610407