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008			140505s2014 nyu o 000 0 eng d
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020			_a9781139871280 (electronic bk.)
020			_a1139871285 (electronic bk.)
020			_z9781107063075
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035			_a(OCoLC)879202949
035			_a696294 _b(N$T)
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100	1		_aHatina, Meir.
245	1	0	_aMartyrdom in modern Islam : _bpiety, power, and politics / _cMeir Hatina.
264		1	_aNew York : _bCambridge University Press, _c2014.
300			_a1 online resource.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
520			_a"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"-- _cProvided by publisher.
505	8		_aMachine 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.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		0	_aMartyrdom _xIslam.
650		0	_aTerrorism _xReligious aspects _xIslam.
650		7	_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / International. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aRELIGION / Islam / General _2bisacsh
655		4	_aElectronic books.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aHatina, Meir. _tMartyrdom in modern Islam _z9781107063075 _w(DLC) 2013048023 _w(OCoLC)865711331
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