Reconsidering "holy war" (jihad) in Islam

‘Holy War’ does not exhaust, and often fails to explain, the semantic range of jihād in Arabic/Islamic contexts. A more fruitful approach to the culturally encoded nuances of jihād requires the prior delineation of ideology from religion. Only a few scholars, e.g., Michael Gilsenan, Hamid Enayat, Pi...

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Main Author: Lawrence, Bruce B. 1941- (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 1990
In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Year: 1990, Volume: 1, Issue: 2, Pages: 261-268
Further subjects:B Holy War
B Third Sacred War
B Islam
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