Beschreibung:
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.
The first book to provide a comprehensive account of the rise, decline and revival of Islam in relation to theories of violence in the modern age
Preface Introduction Religion and Violence: A History of Entanglement The West's Terror of Islam Islam and Violence Sacred Violence Holy Terror: Representation of Violence in a Modern Era Conclusion Notes Glossary Bibliography Index