David Cook

Martyrdom in Islam (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

In recent times Islamic martyrdom has become associated with suicide missions conducted by extremists. However, as David Cook demonstrates, this type of martyrdom is very different from the classical definition which condemned suicide and stipulated that anyone who died a believer could be considered a martyr. Ideas about martyrdom have evolved to suit prevailing circumstances, and it is the evolution of these interpretations that Cook charts in this fascinating history. The book covers the earliest sources on martyrdom including those from the Jewish and Christian traditions, discussions about what constituted martyrdom, and differences in attitudes between Sunnis and Shi'ites. A concluding section discusses martyrdom in today's radical environment. There is no other book which considers the topic so systematically, and which draws so widely on the literary sources. This will be essential reading for students of Islamic history, and for those looking for an informed account of this controversial topic.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Januar 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781316040492
• Artikelnr.: 44010951

Autorenporträt

David's professional life has seen him live and work in both London and Sydney. It was during his six years in Australia, experiencing life in a new country, that David began to write stories for his two young children, all about the new adventures they would have.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Martyrs in religion
2. Martyrdom in the genesis of Islam
3. Legal definitions, boundaries and rewards of the martyr
4. Sectarian Islam: Sunni, Shi`ite and Sufi martyrdom
5. Martyrs: warriors and missionaries in Medieval Islam
6. Martyrs of love and epic heroes
7. Patterns of prognostication, narrative and expiation
8. Martyrdom in contemporary radical Islam
9. Conclusions
Glossary
Chronology
Appendices
Bibliography.

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Preface; 1. Martyrs in religion; 2. Martyrdom in the genesis of Islam; 3. Legal definitions, boundaries and rewards of the martyr; 4. Sectarian Islam: Sunni, Shi`ite and Sufi martyrdom; 5. Martyrs: warriors and missionaries in Medieval Islam; 6. Martyrs of love and epic heroes; 7. Patterns of prognostication, narrative and expiation; 8. Martyrdom in contemporary radical Islam; 9. Conclusions; Glossary; Chronology; Appendices; Bibliography.

Rezensionen

'This is a lucid, well-researched book which addresses an issue of pressing interest and relevance to everyone on this planet at the present time. The book is admirably comprehensive, and being a scholarly work, does not fall into the trap of regarding the subject as a monolith.' The Muslim World Book Review