Arguing the just war in Islam:

Jihad, with its many terrifying associations, is a term widely used today, though its meaning is poorly grasped. How Islam, with more than one billion followers, interprets jihad and establishes its precepts has become a critical issue for both the Muslim and the non-Muslim world. This book provides...

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1. Verfasser: Kelsay, John (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Cambridge, Mass. [u.a.] Harvard Univ. Press 2007
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Zusammenfassung:Jihad, with its many terrifying associations, is a term widely used today, though its meaning is poorly grasped. How Islam, with more than one billion followers, interprets jihad and establishes its precepts has become a critical issue for both the Muslim and the non-Muslim world. This book provides a systematic account of how Islam's central texts interpret jihad, guiding us through the historical precedents and Qur'anic sources upon which today's claims to doctrinal truth and legitimate authority are made. Making use of original sources, religion professor Kelsay delves into the tradition of shari'a--Islamic jurisprudence and reasoning--and shows how it defines jihad as the Islamic analogue of the Western "just" war. He traces the arguments of thinkers over the centuries who have debated the legitimacy of war, and demonstrates how contemporary Muslims across the political spectrum continue this quest for a realistic ethics of war within the Islamic tradition.--From publisher description.
Beschreibung:Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke
Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-250) and index
Sources -- Sharia reasoning -- Politics, ethics, and war in premodern Islam -- Armed resistance and Islamic tradition -- Military action and political authority -- Muslim argument and the war on terror
Beschreibung:263 S. 22 cm
ISBN:9780674026391
067402639X
9780674032347