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Jihad The Trail of Political Islam

Paperback • 2002 • English

Jihad The Trail of Political Islam

By Gilles Kepel

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About the book

The late twentieth century has witnessed the emergence of an unexpected and extraordinary phenomenon: Islamist political movements. Beginning in the early 1970s, militants revolted against the regimes in power throughout the Muslim world and exacerbated political conflicts everywhere. Their jihad, or "Holy Struggle," aimed to establish a global Islamic state based solely on a strict interpretation of the Koran. Religious ideology proved a cohesive force, gathering followers ranging from students...Show more

Philosophy and Religion

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ISBN

9780674010901

Publisher

Harvard University Press

Published year

2002

Language

English

Original title

Jihad The Trail of Political Islam

Format

Paperback

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Jihad The Trail of Political Islam

Jihad The Trail of Political Islam

Paperback · 2002

Jihad The Trail of Political Islam

Jihad The Trail of Political Islam

Paperback · 2003

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