02858cam a2200349 i 4500 AUWbook014875 BDCtgAUW 20260407100659.0 131213s2014 nyua b 001 0 eng 2013048023 9781107063075 (hardback) BDCtgAUW BDCtgAUW pcc BP190.5.M3H38 Hatina, Meir, Author. 73350 Martyrdom in modern islam : piety, power, and politics / New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014. xi, 276 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references ( pages 239-269) and index. Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Defying the oppressor: martyrdom in Judaism and Christianity; 2. Dying for God in Islam; 3. Modern Islamist perceptions; 4. 'The army of shrouds' - 'suicide' attacks in ethno-national conflicts; 5. Al Qai'da's transnational martyrdom; 6. Martyrs as preachers; 7. Debating 'suicide' attacks; 8. Approaching 'suicide' attacks; Conclusion. "The Islamic resurgence in modern times has received extensive treatment in scholarly literature. Most of this literature, however, deals with the concept of jihad and disputes between radicals and their rivals over theological and political issues, and far less with martyrdom and death. Moreover, studies that do address the issue of martyrdom focus mainly on "suicide" attacks - a phenomenon of the late twentieth century and onward - without sufficiently placing them within a historical perspective or using an integrative approach to illuminate their political, social, and symbolic features. This book fills these lacunae by tracing the evolving Islamic perceptions of martyrdom, its political and symbolic functions, and its use of past legacies in both Sunni and Shi'i milieus, with comparative references to Judaism, Christianity, and other non-Islamic domains. Based on wide-ranging primary sources, along with historical and sociological literature, the study provides an in-depth analysis of modern Islamic martyrdom and its various interpretations while also evaluating the historical realities in which such interpretations were molded and debated, positing martyrdom as a vital component of contemporary identity politics and power struggles"-- Provided by publisher. Martyrdom Islam. 73351 Terrorism Religious aspects Islam. 73352 2982 BRAC 2982 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 0 18632 18632 POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / International.