Violence in the Name of God - The Militant Jihadist Response to Modernity (Paperback)

This book traces the trajectory of militant jihadism to show how violence is more intentionally embraced as the centre of worship, social order and ideology. Undertaking an in-depth analysis of militant jihadist groups and utilising the work of Rene Girard, Joel Hodge argues that the extreme violence of militant jihadists is a response to modernity in two ways that have not been sufficiently explored by the existing literature. Firstly, it is a manifestation of the unrestrained and escalating state of desire and rivalry in modernity, which militant jihadists seek to counter with extreme violence. Secondly, it is a response to the unveiling and discrediting of sacred violence, which militant jihadists seek to reverse by more purposefully valorising sacred violence in what they believe to be jihad. Relevant to anyone interested in Islam, philosophy of religion, theology, and terrorism, Violence in the Name of God imagines new ways of thinking about militancy in the name of Islam in the twenty-first century.

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Academic
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Violence, Desire, and the Sacred
Release date:	July 2021
Authors:	Joel Hodge
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	296
ISBN-13:	978-1-350-27311-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Islam Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Philosophy of religion > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle > General Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > General Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Islam Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Philosophy of religion > General
LSN:	1-350-27311-2
Barcode:	9781350273115

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