Jihad Beyond Islam - Softcover

Marranci, Gabriele

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1845201582 ISBN 13: 9781845201586

Verlag: Berg Publishers, 2006

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Book by The Author of this book is Gabriele Marranci

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Reseña del editor

'Jihad' is a highly charged word. Often mistranslated as 'Holy War', it has become synonymous with terrorism. Current political events have entirely failed to take account of the subtlety and complexity of jihad. Like many concepts with a long history, different cultural ideas have influenced the religious aspects of jihad. As a result its original meaning has been adapted, modified and destabilized - never more than at the present time. How does jihad manifest itself in Muslims' everyday lives? What impact has 9/11 and its backlash had on jihad?

By observing the current crisis of identity among ordinary Muslims, this timely book explores why, and in what circumstances Muslims speak of jihad. In the end, jihad is what Muslims say it is. Marranci offers us a nuanced and sophisticated anthropological understanding of Muslims' lives far beyond the predictable cliches.

A PDF version of this book is available for free in open access via the OAPEN Library platform, www.oapen.org

Biografía del autor

Gabriele Marranci is Lecturer in the Anthropology of Religion, School of Divinity and Religious Studies, University of Aberdeen. He is the founding editor of Contemporary Islam: Dynamics of Muslim Life.

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• Verlag: Berg Publishers
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1845201582
• ISBN 13: 9781845201586
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 192