ISBN:
9781250080905
Language:
English
Pages:
XI, 242 S.
Edition:
1. ed.
Additional Information:
Rezensiert in Waalkes, Scott ISIS, Crabgrass, and Religious Imaginaries 2017
DDC:
363.3250956
Keywords:
IS (Organization) History
;
Terrorism Religious aspects
;
Islam
;
Terrorism Middle East
;
Jihad
;
Strategy
;
Islamic Empire
;
End of the world Political aspects
;
Political messianism
;
Internationaler Terrorismus
;
Kollektive Sicherheit
;
Geschichte
;
Djihad
;
Gründung
;
Einrichtung
;
Personenvereinigung
;
Organisationsstruktur
;
Ziel
;
Grundsatzprogramm
;
Organisation
;
Politisches Ziel
;
Religion
;
Einflussgröße
;
Middle East Politics and government 21st century
;
Naher Osten
;
Mittlerer Osten
;
Islamischer Staat
;
Islam
;
Fundamentalismus
;
Terrorismus
;
Djihad
;
Naher Osten
;
Politik
;
Islamischer Staat im Irak und in Syrien
Abstract:
"The so-called Islamic State, or ISIS, has inspired young men and women around the world to commit heinous acts in its name. By the thousands, they have flooded into the Islamic State's vase stronghold in Syria and Iraq, and in nearly every continent they have carried out attacks under its black banner. The Islamic State has become one of the most popular and successful jihadist groups on the planet, surpassing even al-Qaeda. How did the Islamic State attract so many followers and conquer so much land? By being more ruthless, more messianic, and more devoted to empire-building than its competitors. The shrewd leaders of the Islamic State combined two of the most powerful yet contradictory ideas in Islam--the return of the Islamic Empire and the end of the world--into a mission and a message that shapes its strategy and inspires its army of zealous fighters. They have defied conventional thinking about how to wage wars and win recruits. Even if the Islamic State is defeated, jihadist terrorism will never be the same. Based almost entirely on primary sources in Arabic--including ancient religious texts and secret al-Qaeda and Islamic State letters that few outsiders have seen--The ISIS Apocalypse by William McCants explores how religious fervor, strategic calculation, and doomsday prophesy shaped the Islamic State's past and foreshadow its dark future"--
Abstract:
"The so-called Islamic State, or ISIS, has inspired young men and women around the world to commit heinous acts in its name. By the thousands, they have flooded into the Islamic State's vase stronghold in Syria and Iraq, and in nearly every continent they have carried out attacks under its black banner. The Islamic State has become one of the most popular and successful jihadist groups on the planet, surpassing even al-Qaeda. How did the Islamic State attract so many followers and conquer so much land? By being more ruthless, more messianic, and more devoted to empire-building than its competitors. The shrewd leaders of the Islamic State combined two of the most powerful yet contradictory ideas in Islam--the return of the Islamic Empire and the end of the world--into a mission and a message that shapes its strategy and inspires its army of zealous fighters. They have defied conventional thinking about how to wage wars and win recruits. Even if the Islamic State is defeated, jihadist terrorism will never be the same. Based almost entirely on primary sources in Arabic--including ancient religious texts and secret al-Qaeda and Islamic State letters that few outsiders have seen--The ISIS Apocalypse by William McCants explores how religious fervor, strategic calculation, and doomsday prophesy shaped the Islamic State's past and foreshadow its dark future"--
Description / Table of Contents:
Raising the Black FlagMahdi and Mismanagement -- Bannermen -- Resurrection and Tribulation -- Sectarian Apocalypse -- Caliphate Reborn -- Conclusion -- Appendices: Sunni Islamic Prophecies of the End Times -- Appendix 1: The Final Days -- Appendix 2: The Victorious Group -- Appendix 3: The Mahdi is Preceded by an Islamic State -- Appendix 4: Twelve Caliphs.
