Jihad beyond Islam

By:

"Marranci, Gabriele"

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Oxford; Berg; 2006Description: 184pISBN:

9781845201586

Subject(s):

Jihad

DDC classification:

297.72 MAR

Summary: 'Jihad' is a highly charged word. Often mistranslated as 'HolyWar', 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 anuanced and sophisticated anthropological understanding of Muslims' lives far beyond the predictable cliches.

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'Jihad' is a highly charged word. Often mistranslated as 'HolyWar', 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 anuanced and sophisticated anthropological understanding of Muslims' lives far beyond the predictable cliches.

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