03428nam a2200505Ki 4500 ocn879202949 OCoLC 20200709060056.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 140505s2014 nyu o 000 0 eng d N$T eng rda pn N$T 9781139871280 (electronic bk.) 1139871285 (electronic bk.) 9781107063075 1107063078 (OCoLC)879202949 696294 (N$T) BP190.5.M3 H38 2014eb REL 037000 bisacsh 297.2/7 23 POL040020 bisacsh N$TA Hatina, Meir. Martyrdom in modern Islam : piety, power, and politics / Meir Hatina. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2014. 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier "The Islamic resurgence in modern times has received extensive treatment in scholarly literature. Most of this literature, however, deals with the concept of jihad and disputes between radicals and their rivals over theological and political issues, and far less with martyrdom and death. Moreover, studies that do address the issue of martyrdom focus mainly on "suicide" attacks - a phenomenon of the late twentieth century and onward - without sufficiently placing them within a historical perspective or using an integrative approach to illuminate their political, social, and symbolic features. This book fills these lacunae by tracing the evolving Islamic perceptions of martyrdom, its political and symbolic functions, and its use of past legacies in both Sunni and Shi'i milieus, with comparative references to Judaism, Christianity, and other non-Islamic domains. Based on wide-ranging primary sources, along with historical and sociological literature, the study provides an in-depth analysis of modern Islamic martyrdom and its various interpretations while also evaluating the historical realities in which such interpretations were molded and debated, positing martyrdom as a vital component of contemporary identity politics and power struggles"-- Provided by publisher. Machine generated contents note: Introduction; 1. Defying the oppressor: martyrdom in Judaism and Christianity; 2. Dying for God in Islam; 3. Modern Islamist perceptions; 4. 'The army of shrouds' -- 'suicide' attacks in ethno-national conflicts; 5. Al Qai'da's transnational martyrdom; 6. Martyrs as preachers; 7. Debating 'suicide' attacks; 8. Approaching 'suicide' attacks; Conclusion. Description based on print version record. Martyrdom Islam. Terrorism Religious aspects Islam. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / International. bisacsh RELIGION / Islam / General bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: Hatina, Meir. Martyrdom in modern Islam 9781107063075 (DLC) 2013048023 (OCoLC)865711331 EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=696294 Cover image http://assets.cambridge.org/97811070/63075/cover/9781107063075.jpg EBSCOhost EBSC 696294 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 54498 54498