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1 Online-Ressource (viii, 278 pages)
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ISBN:
9780748694242
Series Statement:
Legitimate and illegitimate violence in Islamic thought volume 1
Content:
Examines how violence was described and evaluated in the foundational texts of Islam. How was violence justified in early Islam? What role did violent actions play in the formation and maintenance of the Muslim political order? How did Muslim thinkers view the origins and acceptability of violence? These questions are addressed by an international range of eminent authors through both general accounts of types of violence and detailed case studies of violent acts drawn from the early Islamic sources. Violence is understood widely, to include jihad, state repressions and rebellions, and also more personally directed violence against victims (women, animals, children, slaves) and criminals. By understanding the early development of Muslim thinking around violence, our comprehension of subsequent trends in Islamic thought, during the medieval period and up to the modern day, become clearer.Key Features: Examines the portrayal of violence in a variety of different intellectual contexts * Takes a broad understanding of violence - from warfare between Muslims (and between Muslims and others) to individual acts of violence * Enables a better informed debate about the nature of violence in early Islam * Includes contributions from leading international experts including Michael Cooperson, Maribel Fierro, Geert Jan van Gelder, Christopher Melchert, John Nawas, Andrew Rippin and Dominique Urvoy
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Sep 2017)
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780748694235
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Violence in Islamic thought from the Qurʾān to the Mongols Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2016 ISBN 9780748694235
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781474417938
Language:
English
Subjects:
Political Science
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Theology
Keywords:
Islam
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Gewalt
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Geschichte
;
Aufsatzsammlung
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