Over the years, the belief system around self sacrifice has become
key to understanding the Middle East and its political
relationships with the West although much of the literature and
conversation has been restricted to modern concepts of jihadism.
The recent spate of scholarship relating to suicide bombers and
jihadists studies these concepts without a broader understanding of
the principle of martyrdom. This book expands on the chronology of
self-sacrifice within Islam and contextualises the use of suicide
bombings using details of the rise of martyrdom in places such as
Iraq, Lebanon, Chechnya and Pakistan. It historicises the
background in which 'jihad' has been glorified while also exploring
contemporary methods of recruitment, like the use of the internet.
The authors pay close attention to the different sects and factions
of Islam and the differing interpretations of jihad that accompany
these ideologies. In the current political climate, a book that
explores martyrdom within the framework of historical perspectives,
geographical regions and the influence of outside cultures is
essential.
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