Islam and Violence in the Modern Era
eBook - PDF

Islam and Violence in the Modern Era

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Islam and Violence in the Modern Era

About this book

This book examines dimensions of Islam and violence within wider debates about politics, history, faith, power and struggle both within Muslims' realms and outside. It explores the motif of violence in its myriad aspects including debates about sacrifice, private and public violence, responses and reactions, as well as suicide and martyrdom.

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Table of contents

  1. Islam and Violence in the Modern Era
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Introduction
  5. 1 Religion and Violence: A History of Entanglement
  6. 2 The West’s Terror of Islam
  7. 3 Islam and Violence
  8. 4 Sacred Violence
  9. Holy Terror: Representations of Violence in a Modern Age
  10. 6 Conclusion
  11. Notes
  12. Glossary
  13. Bibliography
  14. Index