{"product_id":"jihad-in-islamic-history-doctrines-and-practice-9780691138381","title":"Jihad in Islamic History: Doctrines and Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat is jihad? Does it mean violence, as many non-Muslims assume? Or does it mean peace, as some Muslims insist? Because jihad is closely associated with the early spread of Islam, today's debate about the origin and meaning of jihad is nothing less than a struggle over Islam itself. In \u003ci\u003eJihad in Islamic History\u003c\/i\u003e, Michael Bonner provides the first study in English that focuses on the early history of jihad, shedding much-needed light on the most recent controversies over jihad. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e To some, jihad is the essence of radical Islamist ideology, a synonym for terrorism, and even proof of Islam's innate violence. To others, jihad means a peaceful, individual, and internal spiritual striving. Bonner, however, shows that those who argue that jihad means only violence or only peace are both wrong. Jihad is a complex set of doctrines and practices that have changed over time and continue to evolve today. The \u003ci\u003eQuran\u003c\/i\u003e's messages about fighting and jihad are inseparable from its requirements of generosity and care for the poor. Jihad has often been a constructive and creative force, the key to building new Islamic societies and states. Jihad has regulated relations between Muslims and non-Muslims, in peace as well as in war. And while today's \"jihadists\" are in some ways following the \"classical\" jihad tradition, they have in other ways completely broken with it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Written for general readers who want to understand jihad and its controversies, \u003ci\u003eJihad in Islamic History\u003c\/i\u003e will also interest specialists because of its original arguments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Bonner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/17\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.58h x 5.56w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691138381\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Bonner\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Medieval Islamic History at the University of Michigan. \u003ci\u003eJihad in Islamic History\u003c\/i\u003e originally appeared in French as \u003ci\u003eLe Jihad: origines, interprétations, combats\u003c\/i\u003e. Bonner is also the author of \u003ci\u003eAristocratic Violence and Holy War: Studies in the Jihad and the Arab-Byzantine Frontier\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eArab-Byzantine Relations in Early Islamic Times\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40384362414195,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":45.21,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_4f8894a3-e49b-4339-b11d-8dbc5ea51934.jpg?v=1661435905","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/jihad-in-islamic-history-doctrines-and-practice-9780691138381","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}