Understanding Jihad

Name: Understanding Jihad
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ISBN: 9780520244481

ISBN-10: 0520244486

ISBN-13: 9780520244481

Edition: 2005

Authors: David Fuller Cook

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Jihad is one of the most loaded and misunderstood terms in the news today. Contrary to popular understanding, the term does not mean "holy war." Nor does it simply refer to the inner spiritual struggle. This book, judiciously balanced, accessibly written, and highly relevant to today's events, unravels the tangled historical, intellectual, and political meanings of jihad. Looking closely at a range of sources from sacred Islamic texts to modern interpretations, Understanding Jihad opens a critically important perspective on the role of Islam in the contemporary world. As David Cook traces the practical and theoretical meanings of jihad, he cites from scriptural, legal, and newly translated…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 5/23/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Qur'an and Conquest



The "Greater Jihad" and the "Lesser Jihad"



The Crystallization of Jihad Theory: Crusade and Counter-Crusade



Jihad in Resistance and Renewal during the Nineteenth Century



Radical Islam and Contemporary Jihad Theory



Globalist Radical Islam and Martyrdom Operations Afterword


Appendix: Some Translated Documents Timeline


Glossary


Notes


Bibliography


Index