Jihad in South Asia Jalal, Ayesha. creator text bibliography Electronic books. mau Cambridge, Mass Harvard University Press 2008 monographic eng 1 online resource (xvi, 373 pages) : illustrations, maps Today, more than ever, jihad signifies the political opposition between Islam and the West. As the line drawn between Muslims and non-Muslims becomes more rigid, Jalal seeks to retrieve the ethical meanings of this core Islamic principle in South Asian history. Drawing on historical, legal, and literary sources, Jalal traces the intellectual itinerary of jihad through several centuries and across the territory connecting the Middle East with South Asia. Jihad as ethics, Jihad as war -- Jihad in precolonial South Asia -- The martyrs of Balakot -- Jihad in colonial India -- Jihad as anticolonial nationalism -- Islam subverted? Jihad as terrorism -- Conclusion. Ayesha Jalal. Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-355) and index. In English. az----- Jihad Martyrdom Islam Muslim martyrs South Asia Islam and politics South Asia RELIGION Islam General RELIGION Islam History Islam and politics Jihad Martyrdom Islam Muslim martyrs South Asia Andere Religionen Asia-Pacific Culture and History of non-European Territories History Islam and politics Jihad Muslim martyrs BP182 .J34 2008eb 297.7/20954 De Gruyter De Gruyter Jalal, Ayesha. Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2008 (DLC) 2007040881 (OCoLC)173659706 9780674039070 0674039076 22573/ctt1347rp5 JSTOR http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=282804 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=282804 N$T 090829 20200709055222.0 ocn434586585 eng