| Islam and Suicide Attacks Contributor(s): Nanninga, Pieter (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108712657 ISBN-13: 9781108712651 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $20.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion |
| Series: Elements in Religion and Violence |
| Physical Information: 0.17" H x 5" W x 7" (0.18 lbs) 75 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This Element explores the disputed relationship between Islam and suicide attacks. Drawing from primary source material as well as existing scholarship from fields such as terrorism studies and religious studies, it argues that Islam as a generic category is not an explanatory factor in suicide attacks. Rather, it claims that we need to study how organisations and individuals in their particular contexts draw tools such as Islamic martyrdom traditions, ritual practices and perceptions on honour and purity from their cultural repertoire to shape, justify and give meaning to the bloodshed. |