Violence in Islamic thought from the Qur'ān to the Mongols /edited by Robert Gleave and István T. Kristó-Nagy.

"The Legitimate and Illegitimate Violence in Islamic Thought Project (www.livitproject.net) funded by the RCUK Global Uncertainties Programme, administered through the Economic and Social Research Council."

Includes bibliographies and index.

How was violence justified in early Islam? What role did violent actions play in the formation and maintenance of the Muslim political order? How did Muslim thinkers view the origins and acceptability of violence? These questions are addressed by an international range of eminent authors through both general accounts of types of violence and detailed case studies of violent acts drawn from the early Islamic sources. Violence is understood widely, to include jihad, state repressions and rebellions, and also more personally directed violence against victims (women, animals, children, slaves) and criminals. By understanding the early development of Muslim thinking around violence, our comprehension of subsequent trends in Islamic thought, during the medieval period and up to the modern day, become clearer. Key Features. Examines the portrayal of violence in a variety of different intellectual contexts Takes a broad understanding of violence - from warfare between Muslims (and between Muslims and others) to individual acts of violence Enables a better informed debate about the nature of violence in early Islam

Title page; Copyright; Contents; Dates and Abbreviations ; Figures and Tables ; Chapter 1 Introduction; PART I JIHAD AND CONQUEST: ATTITUDES TO VIOLENCE AGAINST THE EXTERNAL ENEMIES OF THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY; Chapter 2 The Question of Divine Help in the Jihad ; Chapter 3 Reading The Qurʼan on Jihad: Two Early Exegetical Texts ; Chapter 4 Ibn Al-Mubarak's Kitab Al-Jihad and Early Rununciant Literature ; Chapter 5 Shaping Memory of the Conquests: The Case of Tustar; PART II THE CHALLENGED ESTABLISHMENT: ATTITUDES TO VIOLENCE AGAINST THE STATE AND IN ITS DEFENCE WITHIN THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY

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