Striving in the Path of God: Jihad and Martyrdom in Islamic Thought - Couverture rigide

Afsaruddin, Asma

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0199730938 ISBN 13 : 9780199730933

Editeur : OUP USA, 2013

Synopsis

Striving in the Path of God Jihad is often assumed to refer to armed combat and Muslim martyrdom is understood to be invariably of the military kind. By canvassing a more diverse range of texts - Qur'an, tafsir, hadith, edifying and hortatory literature - this book recuperates a more nuanced and multifaceted understanding of both jihad and martyrdom through time. Full description

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

In popular and academic literature, jihad is predominantly assumed to refer to armed combat, and Muslim martyrdom is understood to be invariably of the military kind. This perspective, derived mainly from legal texts, has led to discussions of jihad and martyrdom primarily as concepts with fixed, universal meanings divorced from the socio-political circumstances in which they have been deployed through time. This book, however, studies in a more holistic manner the range of significations that can be ascribed to the term jihad from the earliest period to the contemporary period against the backdrop of specific historical and political circumstances that frequently mediated the meanings of this critical term. Instead of privileging the juridical literature, the book canvasses a more diverse array of texts - Qur'an, tafsir, hadath, edifying and hortatory literature -- to recuperate a more nuanced and multifaceted understanding of both jihad and martyrdom through time. As a result, many conventional and monochromatic assumptions about the military jihad and martyrdom are challenged and undermined. Asma Afsaruddin argues that the notion of jihad as primarily referring to armed combat is in fact relatively late. A comprehensive interrogation of varied sources, she shows, reveals early and multiple competing definitions of a word that translates literally to "striving on the path of God."

Revue de presse :

Asma Afsaruddin's Striving in the Path of God is a major accomplishment in the study of non-legal jih=ad literature...Afsaruddin is able to write about an astonishing range of material over centuries with subtlety and erudition, taking great care to contextualize historically semantic shifts in the terms she studies...This book's scope makes it an ideal introduction to the literature for graduate students or advanced undergraduates. (Journal of Religion and Violence)

Asma Afsaruddin's Striving in the Path of God is the most comprehensive and instructive treatment of jihad to date. A holistic reading of texts ... This is a must read for anyone seriously interested in Islam and current events. (Tamara Sonn, Author of Islam: A Brief History)

... profoundly impressive and learned book, which ought to find a place on the syllabus of any class on war, ethics and intra-scholarly debates in Islam. (Andrew F. March, Journal of Islamic Studies)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: OUP USA
• Date d'édition: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0199730938
• ISBN 13: 9780199730933
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 384