Martyrdom in modern Islam : piety, power, and politics / Meir Hatina.
"The Islamic resurgence in modern times has received extensive treatment in scholarly literature. Most of this literature, however, deals with the concept of jihad and disputes between radicals and their rivals over theological and political issues, and far less with martyrdom and death. Moreov...
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2014.
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- 1. Defying the oppressor: martyrdom in Judaism and Christianity
- 2. Dying for God in Islam
- 3. Modern Islamist perceptions
- 4. 'The army of shrouds' : 'suicide' attacks in ethno-national conflicts
- 5. Al Qai'da's transnational martyrdom
- 6. Martyrs as preachers
- 7. Debating 'suicide' attacks
- 8. Approaching 'suicide' attacks
- Conclusion.