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...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oakland, California :
University of California Press,
[2015]
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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| Online Access: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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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.