ISBN:
9780748637331
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0748637338
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (viii, 304 pages)
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illustrations
Edition:
Online-Ausg. [S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Public violence in Islamic societies
DDC:
306.6
Keywords:
Violence History
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Islamic countries
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Violence Public opinion
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History
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Islamic countries
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Public opinion History
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Islamic countries
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Political violence History
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Islamic countries
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Muslims Social conditions
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Islam and social problems History
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Islam
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Gewalt
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Öffentliche Meinung
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Geschichte 600-1900
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Kongress
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Madrid
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Islamic countries Social conditions
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Islamic countries
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Violence
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Islamic countries
;
Violence
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Islamic countries
;
Public opinion
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Public opinion
;
Islamic countries
;
Muslims
;
Social conditions
;
Islam and social problems
;
Islamic countries
;
Social conditions
;
Aufsatzsammlung
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Electronic books History
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Konferenzschrift 2006
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Islam
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Gewalt
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Öffentliche Meinung
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Geschichte 600-1900
Abstract:
This exploration of the role of violence in the history of Islamic societies considers the subject particularly in the context of its implementation as a ... Show synopsis This exploration of the role of violence in the history of Islamic societies considers the subject particularly in the context of its implementation as a political strategy to claim power over the public sphere. Violence, both among Muslims and between Muslims and non-Muslims, has been the object of research in the past, as in the case of jihad, martyrdom, rebellion or criminal law. This book goes beyond these concerns in addressing, in a comprehensive and cross-disciplinary fashion, how violence has functioned as a basic principle of Islamic social and political organization in a variety of historical and geographical contexts. Contributions trace the use of violence by governments in the history of Islam, shed light on legal views of violence, and discuss artistic and religious responses. Authors lay out a spectrum of attitudes rather than trying to define an Islamic doctrine of violence. Bringing together some of the most substantive and innovative scholarship on this important topic to date, this volume contributes to the growing interest, both scholarly and general, in the question of Muslim attitudes toward violence
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Description based on print version record
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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