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Jihad in Islamic History
Language: en
Pages: 218
Authors: Michael Bonner
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-07-28 - Publisher: Princeton University Press

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What is jihad? Does it mean violence, as many non-Muslims assume? Or does it mean peace, as some Muslims insist? Because jihad is closely associated with the ea
Global Jihad
Language: en
Pages: 301
Authors: Glenn E Robinson
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-11-10 - Publisher: Stanford University Press

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“A tour de force on the evolution of jihadism. . . . essential reading.” ―Mehran Kamrava, author of Inside the Arab State Most violent jihadi movements in
The History of Jihad
Language: en
Pages: 738
Authors: Robert Spencer
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: - Publisher: Bombardier Books

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It is taken for granted, even among many Washington policymakers, that Islam is a fundamentally peaceful religion and that Islamic jihad terrorism is something
The Mind of Jihad
Language: en
Pages: 343
Authors: Laurent Murawiec
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-08-11 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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This book examines contemporary jihad as a cult of violence and power. All jihadi groups, whether Shiite or Sunni, Arab or not, are characterized by a similar b
Understanding Jihad
Language: en
Pages: 270
Authors: David Cook
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-05-23 - Publisher: Univ of California Press

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Jihad is one of the most loaded and misunderstood terms in the news today. Contrary to popular understanding, the term does not mean "holy war." Nor does it sim