Islam and war
Subtitle: the disparity between the technological-normative evolution of modern war and the doctrine of jihad
By: A. G. Dizboni ; with a foreword by Bertrand Ramcharan
Publisher: E. Mellen Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Lewiston [N.Y.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 349
ISBN-13: 9780773415133
Subjects: Doctrines; International Security; Jihad; War (International law); Just war doctrine; Islam
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Literature review; title: The research question; title: Epistemological consideration; title: Methodological consideration; title: Context; title: Siar or classical Muslim international law; title: The classical Muslim paradigm; title: New espistemological and methodological approaches; title: Contemporary critics of the doctrine of Jihad; title: Military revolution before the twentieth century; title: Nuclear weapons; title: The dilemma of rationality in classical jihad; title: The evolution of the discourse on war; title: The change in attitudes toward war after World War II; title: Evolution of the use of force in modern international law; title: Normative integration of Muslim states; title: Normative contexts of jihad : a comparison.