Burying jihadis: bodies between state, territory, and identity

What should states do with the bodies of suicide bombers and other jihadists who die while perpetrating terrorist attacks? This original and unsettling book explores the host of ethical and political questions raised by this dilemma, from (non-) legitimisation of the 'enemy' and their caus...

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Main Author: Kastoryano, Riva 1952- (Author)
Contributors: Schoch, Cynthia (Translator)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Oxford University Press [2018]
In:Year: 2018
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Terrorists
Jihad
Dead > Political aspects
Terrorism > Religious aspects > Islam
Dead ; Political aspects
Terrorism ; Religious aspects ; Islam
Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: 9780190889128
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Summary:What should states do with the bodies of suicide bombers and other jihadists who die while perpetrating terrorist attacks? This original and unsettling book explores the host of ethical and political questions raised by this dilemma, from (non-) legitimisation of the 'enemy' and their cause to the non-territorial identity of individuals who identified in life with a global community of believers. Because states do not recognise suicide bombers as enemy combatants, governments must decide individually what to do with their remains. Riva Kastoryano offers a window onto this challenging predicament through the responses of the American, Spanish, British and French governments after the Al-Qaeda suicide attacks in New York, Madrid and London, and Islamic State's attacks on Paris in 2015.
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:9780190942960
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780190889128.001.0001