Jihad and Islam in World War I: studies on the Ottoman Jihad at the centenary of Snouck Hurgronje's "Holy war made in Germany"

This books investigates the background and nature of the Ottoman Jihad proclamation, but also its effects in the wider Middle East. It looks at the German hopes and British fears of a worldwide rising of Muslims in the colonial empires. It also discusses the fierce academic debates caused by the Jih...

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Contributors: Zürcher, Erik Jan 1953- (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Leiden University Press 2016
In:Year: 2016
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Islam / History 1914-1918 / Ottoman Empire / Near East / Arab countries / Islamic countries / World War / Propaganda / Jihad
B Germany / Arabia / Foreign policy / Near East / History 1914-1918
Further subjects:B Modern history, 1453-
B Islam. Bahai Faith. Theosophy, etc
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Summary:This books investigates the background and nature of the Ottoman Jihad proclamation, but also its effects in the wider Middle East. It looks at the German hopes and British fears of a worldwide rising of Muslims in the colonial empires. It also discusses the fierce academic debates caused by the Jihad proclamation, in which the 1915 manifesto of Leiden Islam scholar Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje (“Holy War Made in Germany”) played a key role.This title was made Open Access by libraries from around the world through Knowledge Unlatched
ISBN:9087282508
Persistent identifiers:URN: urn:nbn:de:gbv:3:5-93509