Jihad beyond Islam / / Gabriele Marranci

• Autore: Marranci Gabriele
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York : , : Berg, , 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (184 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 297.7/2
• Soggetto topico: Jihad
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-175) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Jihad : from the Qur'an to the Islamic state -- I am what I feel to be -- Discussing jihad with Muslim migrant men -- Sofas, families, tellies and jihad -- Baraka, coca-cola and Salah al-Din -- Modern Nasibahs? -- Anti-Semitism, Westernophobia and jihad -- Conclusion : the sword of Damocles.
• Sommario/riassunto: 'Jihad' is a highly charged word. Often mistranslated as 'Holy War', it has become synonymous with terrorism. Current political events have entirely failed to take account of the subtlety and complexity of jihad. Like many concepts with a long history, different cultural ideas have influenced the religious aspects of jihad. As a result its original meaning has been adapted, modified and destabilized - never more than at the present time. How does jihad manifest itself in Muslims' everyday lives? What impact has 9/11 and its backlash had on jihad? By observing the current crisis of identity among ordinary Muslims, this timely book explores why, and in what circumstances Muslims speak of jihad. In the end, jihad is what Muslims say it is. Marranci offers us a nuanced and sophisticated anthropological understanding of Muslims' lives far beyond the predictable cliches.
• Titolo autorizzato: Jihad Beyond Islam
• ISBN: 1-00-308578-4; 1-000-18326-2; 1-003-08578-4; 1-000-18989-9; 1-4742-1503-3; 1-282-54557-4; 9786612545573; 1-84788-129-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996218639803316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno