Jihad in classical and modern Islam
Subtitle: a reader
By: by Rudolph Peters.
Series: Princeton series on the Middle East
Publisher: Markus Wiener
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Princeton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 204
Subjects: Jihad; Islam -- Doctrines
Description: The notion of Jihad ("Holy War") is very much alive in the Islamic world, and plays a prominent political role. In the West, Jihad is often associated with violence and fanaticism. Muslims, however, emphasize that the real meaning is "effort toward a religiously commendable aim" and that it can be applied to both defensive warfare and peaceful activities for the sake of religion.

The aim of the present book is to elucidate the concept of Jihad. It provides basic reading materials translated from Arabic and Turkish, an introduction, and two essays on modernist and fundamentalist interpretations and the significance of Jihad nowadays.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-202).