num_pages: 222
description: Jihad, or "Holy War" is very much alive in the Islamic world, and plays a prominent political role. Western observers usually associate jihad with fanaticism, while Islamists emphasize its mission as a crusade against drugs and other societal scourges. Expanded Edition with a new chapter on Jihad in the 21st Century.
language: English
title: Jihad In Classical And Modern Islam: A Reader
titlecomplete: Jihad In Classical And Modern Islam: A Reader (PRINCETON SERIES ON THE MIDDLE EAST)
genres: History, Religion, Islam
ratings_count: 26
publisher: Markus Wiener Pub