SIRAAT-E-MUSTAQEEM
₨ 140
ISBN: D8841
Publisher: AL-AMIN
In stock
₨ 140
ISBN: D8841
Publisher: AL-AMIN
In stock
ISBN: 0880590076 – Paperback
Publisher: KEGAN PAUL
ISBN: 0880590076
Publisher: KEGAN PAUL
‘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 clichés.
ISBN: 1845201582
Publisher: BERG
ISBN: 0852245637 – Hardback
Publisher: EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY PRESS
ISBN: 0391034634
Publisher: ROUTLEDGE CURZON
