Islam and violence in the modern era /
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| Author / Creator: | Milton-Edwards, Beverley. |
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| Imprint: | Basingstoke [England] ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006. |
| Description: | xii, 236 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6015381 |
| Summary: | This book examines dimensions of Islam and violence within wider debates about politics, history, faith, power and struggle both within Muslims' realms and outside. It explores the motif of violence in its myriad aspects including debates about sacrifice, private and public violence, responses and reactions, as well as suicide and martyrdom. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 236 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 214-220) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1403986185 (cloth) 9781403986184 |