Jihad - The Origin of Holy War in Islam (Paperback, Revised)

While there exists no evidence to date that the indigenous inhabitants of Arabia knew of holy war prior to Islam, holy war ideas and behaviours appear already among Muslims during the first generation. Reuven Firestone focuses on why and how such a seemingly radical development took place. Basing his hypothesis on evidence from the Qur'an and early Islamic literary sources, Firestone locates the origin of Islamic holy war and traces its evolution as a response to the changes affecting the new community of Muslims in its transition from ancient Arabian culture to the religious civilization of Islam.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2002
First published:	March 2002
Authors:	Reuven Firestone (Professor of Medieval Judaism and Islam; Director of the Graduate School of Judaic Studies)
Dimensions:	234 x 154 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	208
Edition:	Revised
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-515494-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Islam Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Religious intolerance, persecution & conflict > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Islam Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Religious intolerance, persecution & conflict > General
LSN:	0-19-515494-0
Barcode:	9780195154948

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