Al-Qaeda and sacrifice : martyrdom, war and politics / / Melissa Finn

• Autore: Finn Melissa
• Pubblicazione: London, : Pluto Press, 2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (272 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.325088297
• Soggetto topico: Martyrdom
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- 1. Introduction -- Premise and Approach of Book -- Ideology, Network or Franchise: What is Al-Qaeda? -- Breakdown of Chapters -- 2. From the Vantage Point of Sacrificial Violence: al-Qaeda's Worldview in Context -- Sacrifice in the Western and Islamist Traditions: A Comparison -- Grappling with al-Qaeda -- Putting al-Qaeda in Context -- 3. The Meanings of Sacrifice in Islam -- Etymological Reflections on Sacrifice -- Tadhiya -- Fida' -- Qurban -- Dhabh -- Ishtishhad/Shahadah -- Futuwwah -- Irhab -- The Islamic Understanding of Sacrifice -- Fee Sabil'illah: Condition of Martyrdom -- Tradition of Jihad -- Islamic Political Theory: The Promise of Politics and Obligations of Political Agency -- Trivariate Ethical Paradigm -- Just War Tradition in Islam -- Conclusion -- 4. Comparative Political Thought on War and Sacrifices, and Politics -- Introduction -- Al-Qaeda's Political Vision -- Understanding Sacrificial Subjectivity -- Jihadi Sacrifice in Light of Western Thought -- Investigating the Parameters of Sacrificial Subjectivity -- Intentionality of the Sacrifice -- Duty of Sacrifice -- Redemption, Retribution: An Eye for an Eye (Life for Life) -- The Objects of Sacrifice: The Expendability of Victims -- Sacrifice for God Alone -- Martyrdom Operations as Sacrilisation, Desacrilisation and Collective Expiation -- Principles of Sacrificial Subjectivity for War -- The Sacrificial Subject and the Imperative of Hatred -- The Sacrifice of Religion Through Co-Existence and Dialogue -- Eliminating the Enemy -- Sacrificial Subjectivity for Politics, or the Management of Savagery for Political Ends -- Conclusion -- 5. The Limits of Sacrificial Subjectivity for Politics -- Introduction -- Heedless Certainty -- Rejection of Democracy -- Autoimmunity Destroys Plurality. ; 6. Conclusion: Sacrificial Subjectivity for Acephalic Politics -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: A critical intervention into the study of terrorism. Challenging the commonly held idea that 'suicide-bombings' are motivated by a nihilistic hatred of life, Melissa Finn argues that it is more honest and helpful to examine such violent agency through the concept of 'sacrifice'.
• Titolo autorizzato: Al-Qaeda and sacrifice
• ISBN: 1-84964-750-X; 1-84964-749-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910815680803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II