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Record Nr.

UNINA9910464526003321

Autore

Rowell James L

Titolo

Gandhi and Bin Laden : religion at the extremes / / James L. Rowell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : University Press of America, Inc., , 2009

©2009

ISBN

1-283-61577-0

9786613928221

0-7618-4767-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (158 p.)

Disciplina

294.5/172

Soggetti

Nonviolence - Religious aspects

Violence - Religious aspects - Islam

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 : Introduction; Chapter 2: Gandhi - His Life; Chapter 3: Gandhi - His Beliefs; Chapter 4: Bio of a Jihadist; Chapter 5: Bin Laden's Beliefs; Chapter 6: Abdul Ghaffar Khan; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the lives and ideas of Mohandas K. Gandhi and Osama bin Laden. Can both men be equally 'religious' figures? How can the religious philosophy of nonviolence respond to its nemesis, which takes life easily and casually? Abdul Ghaffar Kahn, a nonviolent representative of Islam, is also discussed.