Milton-Edwards Islam and Violence in the Modern Era

2006
ISBN: 978-0-230-62557-0
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 236 Seiten, eBook

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.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Milton-Edwards, Beverley

Milton-Edwards, B.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

BEVERLEY MILTON-EDWARDS is a Reader at the School of Politics and International Studies at Queens University in Belfast, UK. She is author of numerous books including Islamic Fundamentalism Since 1945 (2005) , Contemporary Politics in the Middle East (1999) and Islamic Politics in Palestine (1996) . She is also a national teaching fellow and former e-tutor of the year.