Adib Abdulmajid

Sectarian Roots of Jihad (eBook, PDF)

Religious Conflicts in the Middle East

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Sectarian Roots of Jihad: Religious Conflicts in the Middle East examines the sectarian dimension of jihad and delves into the under-researched sectarian-inspired discursive employment of the notion by radical Islamist groups. It explores the transformation of the basic Islamic principle of "striving in the Path of God" into a radical foundation upon which some of the most fanatic and atrocious organizations are based in terms of thought, ideology, discourse and course of action. This book investigates sectarian-based interpretations and connotations of jihad as a concept and practice by means of exploring similarities and differences between Sunni and Shia approaches to the notion and its fundamental principles. It analyzes the way sectarian-guided Islamist organizations employ jihad in their propaganda activities and exploit it as a brand to religiously legitimize their cause and emotionally manipulate the recipients of their ideological discourse. It also delves into the development of sectarianism, Islamism, Salafism and Jihadism in order to scrutinize and analyze the rise of sectarian-guided extremism in the Middle East.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. November 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781978773110
• Artikelnr.: 75076617

Autorenporträt

Adib Abdulmajid is a researcher at the University of Leuven.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I: Sectarianism
Chapter 1: Sectarianism: A Multifaceted Notion
Chapter 2: Rise of Sectarianism in the Islamic World
Chapter 3: Cultural Diversity and the Sectarian Threat
Part II: Jihad and Jihadism
Chapter 4: Jihad: Term and Concept
Chapter 5: Jihad as a Classical Notion
Chapter 6: Jihad and the Sect: Sunni and Shia Interpretations
Chapter 7: Salafi-Jihadism
Chapter 8: Jihad and Militancy
Part III: Islamism and Salafism
Chapter 9: Foundations and Core Objectives
Chapter 10: The Struggle for an Islamic System
Part IV: Modern Middle East: Aspirations and Challenges
Chapter 11: Emergence of Nationalism
Chapter 12: Development of National Borders
Chapter 13: Post-Independence: States in Turmoil
Chapter 14: Popular Uprisings
Chapter 15: Political Islam and the Islamization of Popular Uprisings
Part V: Sectarian Extremism
Chapter 16: Sectarianized Politics and Religionized Extremism
Chapter 17: Beyond Sunni and Shia: Politico-Sectarian Roots of Contemporary
Islamist Extremism
Part VI: Sectarianized Jihadi Discourse
Chapter 18: Sectarian-Guided Fatwas of Jihad
Chapter 19: Jihad in the Discourse of Sectarian Extremists
Conclusion