TY - BOOK AU - Lange,Christian Robert AU - Fierro,MaIsabel TI - Public violence in Islamic societies: power, discipline, and the construction of the public sphere, 7th-19th centuries C.E. SN - 9780748637331 AV - HN656.Z9 V5 2009 U1 - 306.6 PY - 2009/// CY - Edinburgh PB - Edinburgh University Press KW - Violence KW - Islamic countries KW - History KW - Public opinion KW - Political violence KW - Muslims KW - Social conditions KW - Islam and social problems KW - SOCIAL SCIENCE KW - Violence in Society KW - bisacsh KW - RELIGION KW - Islam KW - General KW - fast KW - swd KW - Gewalt KW - Öffentliche Meinung KW - Aufsatzsammlung KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part I -- Public violence and the construction of the public sphere -- Part II -- ritual dimensions of violence -- Part III -- Representations of public violence; Electronic reproduction; [S.l.]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2010 N2 - This exploration of the role of violence in the history of Islamic societies considers the subject particularly in the context of its implementation as a ... Show synopsis This exploration of the role of violence in the history of Islamic societies considers the subject particularly in the context of its implementation as a political strategy to claim power over the public sphere. Violence, both among Muslims and between Muslims and non-Muslims, has been the object of research in the past, as in the case of jihad, martyrdom, rebellion or criminal law. This book goes beyond these concerns in addressing, in a comprehensive and cross-disciplinary fashion, how violence has functioned as a basic principle of Islamic social and political organization in a variety of historical and geographical contexts. Contributions trace the use of violence by governments in the history of Islam, shed light on legal views of violence, and discuss artistic and religious responses. Authors lay out a spectrum of attitudes rather than trying to define an Islamic doctrine of violence. Bringing together some of the most substantive and innovative scholarship on this important topic to date, this volume contributes to the growing interest, both scholarly and general, in the question of Muslim attitudes toward violence UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=310876 ER -