Islam and Suicide Attacks

Erscheinungsjahr 2019
ISBN: 978-1-108-71265-1
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 75 Seiten, Format (B × H): 127 mm x 178 mm, Gewicht: 82 g

Reihe: Elements in Religion and Violence

This Element explores the disputed relationship between Islam and suicide attacks. Drawing from primary source material as well as existing scholarship from fields such as terrorism studies and religious studies, it argues that Islam as a generic category is not an explanatory factor in suicide attacks. Rather, it claims that we need to study how organisations and individuals in their particular contexts draw tools such as Islamic martyrdom traditions, ritual practices and perceptions on honour and purity from their cultural repertoire to shape, justify and give meaning to the bloodshed.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nanninga, Pieter

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Gewalt Terrorismus, Religiöser Fundamentalismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Kult, Riten, Zeremonien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1. Suicide Attacks; 2. Religion and Suicide Attacks; 3. Islam and Suicide Attacks; Conclusion