Partisans of Allah : jihad in South Asia /

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Today, more than ever, jihad signifies the political opposition between Islam and the West. As the line drawn between Muslims and non-Muslims becomes more rigid, Jalal seeks to retrieve the ethical meanings of this core Islamic principle in South Asian history. Drawing on historical, legal, and lite...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Jalal, Ayesha (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2008.
Subjects:
Jihad.
Martyrdom > Islam.
Muslim martyrs > South Asia.
Islam and politics > South Asia.
Jihād.
Martyre > Islam.
Martyrs musulmans > Asie méridionale.
RELIGION > Islam > General.
RELIGION > Islam > History.
Islam and politics.
Muslim martyrs.
South Asia.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Jihad as ethics, Jihad as war
  • Jihad in precolonial South Asia
  • The martyrs of Balakot
  • Jihad in colonial India
  • Jihad as anticolonial nationalism
  • Islam subverted? Jihad as terrorism
  • Conclusion.

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