| Edition |
1st Harvard University Press pbk. ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (263 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
Originally published: 2007. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-250) and index. |
| Summary |
Jihad, with its many terrifying associations, is a term widely used today, though its meaning is poorly grasped. How Islam, with more than one billion followers, interprets jihad and establishes its precepts has become a critical issue for both the Muslim and the non-Muslim world. This book provides a systematic account of how Islam's central texts interpret jihad, guiding us through the historical precedents and Qur'anic sources upon which today's claims to doctrinal truth and legitimate authority are made. Making use of original sources, religion professor Kelsay delves into the tradition of shari'a--Islamic jurisprudence and reasoning--and shows how it defines jihad as the Islamic analogue of the Western "just" war. He traces the arguments of thinkers over the centuries who have debated the legitimacy of war, and demonstrates how contemporary Muslims across the political spectrum continue this quest for a realistic ethics of war within the Islamic tradition.--From publisher description. |
| Contents |
Sources -- Shariʻa reasoning -- Politics, ethics, and war in premodern Islam -- Armed resistance and Islamic tradition -- Military action and political authority -- Muslim argument and the war on terror. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
War -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
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War -- Religious aspects -- Islam. |
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Jihad.
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Jihad. |
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Just war doctrine.
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Just war doctrine. |
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Islam and politics.
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Islam and politics. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Kelsay, John, 1953- Arguing the just war in Islam. 1st Harvard University Press pbk. ed. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2009 9780674032347 0674032349 (OCoLC)261174545 |
| ISBN |
9780674033542 (electronic book) |
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067403354X (electronic book) |
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