Jihad in Classical and Modern Islam: A Documentary Reader: Updated with a Section on the Jihad in the 21st Century / Edition 2

by Peters

Overview

In order to provide Western readers with some background to what is usually called the Islamic doctrine of holy war, Peters (U. of Amsterdam and Netherlands Institute in Cairo) assembles six Islamic texts, translated from the Arabic and Turkish, and three analytical articles on jihad. No date is noted for the first edition; the second adds a final chapter with recent interpretations and applications to justify attacks against the US and American citizens. There is no index. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781558763593
Publisher:	Wiener, Markus Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date:	04/01/2005
Series:	Princeton Series on the Middle East
Edition description:	Updated Edition
Pages:	240
Sales rank:	645,074
Product dimensions:	8.78(w) x 5.92(h) x 0.64(d)

Editorial Reviews

To Americans and Europeans, the word jihad conjures up fanatical Arab warriors overwhelming a Crusader citadel. Jihad ("struggle") denotes holy war for Islam, and in this sense is comparable to crusade, holy war for Christianity. But there is much more to jihad than this. One may struggle not only against an enemy outside Islam, but against heretics within, social evils like poverty and crime, and unbelief in oneself. Peters, a professor at the University of Amsterdam and the director of the Netherlands Institute in Cairo, has collected previously published information (six translations of Arabic texts, and two of his own articles) to help us understand the wider social and moral senses of jihad. While Peters terms this material "basic," it is both highly technical and complex, and presupposes some familiarity with Islam and its history. It will appeal to the scholar and specialist, not to the casual reader.James F. DeRoche, Alexandria, Va.

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