Martyrdom in Islam and Contemporary Jihadism. The example of Abū Muhammad al-Maqdisī and the problem of suicide operations (eBook)

Matthias Messerle (Autor)

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2017 | 1. Auflage
35 Seiten
GRIN Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-668-47056-9 (ISBN)

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Document from the year 2017 in the subject Orientalism / Sinology - Islamic Studies, grade: 1,3, University of Tubingen (Abteilung für Orient- und Islamwissenschaft), course: Jihad and Jihadism in Historical Context, language: English, abstract: This paper analyses the concept of martyrdom in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It gives a brief overview of the respective traditions and then jumps to present-day Jihadism and martyrdom in the context of violent Jihad. Thus the phenomenon of suicide operations is dealt with in historical and political perspective, not ignoring the theological-ethical discussion among Muslim and Islamist scholars. Who is a martyr? That is the question this paper is concerned with.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.6.2017
• Verlagsort: München
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: Jihad • Judaism Christianity Islam • martyrdom • Suicide Operations
• ISBN-10: 3-668-47056-1 / 3668470561
• ISBN-13: 978-3-668-47056-9 / 9783668470569