Interpreting Religion: The Case of Jihad

Scholars of religion and western Muslims have been accused of glossing over the aggressive interpretation of jihad in Islam in order to make the religion more palatable to a western audience. This paper argues that the accusation is based on a narrow understanding of the available hermeneutical stra...

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Main Author: O'Donoghue, Michael (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox Publ. 2009
In: Journal for the academic study of religion
Year: 2009, Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-12
Further subjects:B Jihad
B Islam Interpretation
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