Jihad in Classical and Modern Islam by Rudolph Peters

Jihad in Classical and Modern Islam

Rudolph Peters

225 pages first pub 1996 (editions)

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The notion of Jihad ("Holy War") is very much alive in the Islamic world, and plays a prominent political role. In the West, Jihad is often associated with violence and fanaticism. Muslims, however, emphasize that the real meaning is "effort towar...

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