Jihad and Islam in World War I Studies on the Ottoman Jihad at the centenary of Snouck Hurgronje’s “Holy War Made in Germany” /

Today's headlines are full of references to jihad and jihadists, but they're nothing new: a century ago, the entry of the Ottoman Empire into World War I was accompanied by a loud proclamation of jihad as well. This book resurrects that largely forgotten aspect of the war, investigating th...

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Corporate Author: Project Muse
Other Authors: Zürcher, Erik Jan (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Project Muse, 2016
Leiden : Leiden University Press, [2016]
Series:Debates on Islam and society.
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Summary:Today's headlines are full of references to jihad and jihadists, but they're nothing new: a century ago, the entry of the Ottoman Empire into World War I was accompanied by a loud proclamation of jihad as well. This book resurrects that largely forgotten aspect of the war, investigating the background and nature of the proclamation, as well as its effects in the wider Middle East, the fears it stoked among German and British military leaders, and the accompanying academic debates about holy war and Islam.
Item Description:"The conference 'Jihad and other uses of Islam in World War I. Instrumentalization of religion by the Ottoman Empire, its allies and its enemies' took place in Leiden on 13-14 November, 2014. This volume is based on the papers delivered at that conference"--Page 11.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (1 PDF (357 pages) :) illustrations, maps.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789400602335
9400602332
Access:Open Access