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Jihad : The Origin of Holy War in Islam

Jihad: The Origin of Holy War in Islam Author(s): Reuven Firestone Format: Book

Not a work on modern extremism, but rather an examination of the creation of the concept of Jihad as a military struggle in the early Islamic community. Interesting work, though I'm not entirely sure I buy all of his analysis.

Posted by Tamerlane at March 7, 2006 06:34 PM
Filed Under: 6th - 11th century , Islam

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