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008			131213s2014 nyua b 001 0 eng
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020			_a9781107063075 (hardback)
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050	0	0	_aBP190.5.M3H38
100	1		_aHatina, Meir, _eAuthor. _973350
245		0	_aMartyrdom in modern islam : _bpiety, power, and politics
260			_a : _b, _c.
264		1	_aNew York : _bCambridge University Press, _c2014.
300			_axi, 276 pagesages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm.
336			_atext _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references ( pages 239-269) and index.
505	8		_aMachine 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.
520			_a"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"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		0	_aMartyrdom _xIslam. _973351
650		0	_aTerrorism _xReligious aspects _xIslam. _973352
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999			_c16145 _d16145 _cPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / International.
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