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Record Nr.

UNINA9910795474603321

Titolo

Jihadi thought and ideology / / Rudiger Lohlker, Tamara Abu-Hamdeh (editors)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin : , : Logos Verlag, , [2013]

ISBN

3-8325-9570-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (167 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Jihadism and terrorism ; ; Volume 1

Disciplina

297.72

Soggetti

Jihad

Islamic fundamentalism

Terrorism - Religious aspects - Islam

Islam and politics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

PublicationDate: 20140529

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Al-Qaeda Airlines : Jihadi self-assessment and the ideology of engineers / Rùˆdiger Lohlker -- Between purity and pragmatism? Abu Basir al-Tartusi's nuanced radicalism / Joas Wagemaker -- Back to fundamentals : approaching the study of the ideology of Islamist organizations / Robert Wesley -- From Maoism to Jihadism : some Fatah militants' trajectory from the mid 1970's to the mid 1980's / Manfred Sing -- Celebrities of the afterlife : death cult, stars, and fandom of Jihadist propaganda / Nico Prucha -- Jihadi masculinities : another masculinity in crisis / Rùˆdiger Lohlker.

Sommario/riassunto

Long description: The study of Jihadi ideology is still in an early stage. The contributions of this volume contribute to this field: Ideologues of Jihad, Maoists turned Jihadists, a theory of framing of Jihadi ideas, the analysis of Jihadi masculinities and of Jihadi role models presented in obline videos will further our understanding of Jihadi ideas and ideologies by exploring underresearched aspects of Jihadi ideology and theology.