TY - BOOK ID - 3488490 TI - Violence in Islamic thought from the Qur'an to the Mongols AU - Gleave, R. AU - Kristo Nagy, Istvan PY - 2015 VL - 1 SN - 9780748694235 0748694234 9780748694242 9781474403450 1474417930 1474412297 1785395440 0748694242 147440345X 9781474417938 9781474412292 9781785395444 PB - Edinburgh, [Scotland] : Edinburgh University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Violence KW - Islam and politics KW - Islamic fundamentalism KW - Religious aspects KW - Islam KW - 297.17 KW - Islam: religieus geïnspireerde acties; fanatisme KW - 297.17 Islam: religieus geïnspireerde acties; fanatisme KW - Violence - Religious aspects - Islam - Case studies KW - Islam and politics - Case studies KW - Islamic fundamentalism - Case studies KW - Islam and politics. KW - Islamic fundamentalism. KW - Fundamentalism, Islamic KW - Islamism KW - Religious fundamentalism KW - Politics and Islam KW - Political science KW - Violent behavior KW - Social psychology KW - Political aspects KW - Islam et politique KW - Intégrisme islamique KW - Aspect religieux UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:3488490 AB - Examines how violence was described and evaluated in the foundational texts of Islam. How was violence justified in early Islam? What role did violent actions play in the formation and maintenance of the Muslim political order? How did Muslim thinkers view the origins and acceptability of violence? These questions are addressed by an international range of eminent authors through both general accounts of types of violence and detailed case studies of violent acts drawn from the early Islamic sources. Violence is understood widely, to include jihad, state repressions and rebellions, and also more personally directed violence against victims (women, animals, children, slaves) and criminals. By understanding the early development of Muslim thinking around violence, our comprehension of subsequent trends in Islamic thought, during the medieval period and up to the modern day, become clearer.Key Features: Examines the portrayal of violence in a variety of different intellectual contexts * Takes a broad understanding of violence - from warfare between Muslims (and between Muslims and others) to individual acts of violence * Enables a better informed debate about the nature of violence in early Islam * Includes contributions from leading international experts including Michael Cooperson, Maribel Fierro, Geert Jan van Gelder, Christopher Melchert, John Nawas, Andrew Rippin and Dominique Urvoy ER -