The Mind of Jihad

by Laurent Murawiec

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This book examines contemporary jihad as a cult of violence and power. All jihadi groups, whether Shiite or Sunni, Arab or not, are characterized by a similar bloodlust. Murawiec characterizes this belief structure as identical to that of Europe's medieval millenarians and apocalyptics, arguing that both jihadis and their European cousins shared in a Gnostic ideology: a God-given mission endowed the Elect with supernatural powers and placed them above...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0521883938

ISBN13:9780521883931

Release Date:October 2008

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:350 Pages

Weight:1.40 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Christian Books & Bibles Church & State Fundamentalism History Islam Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Religion Religion & Spirituality

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