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Oxford University Press, USA
Jihad: The Origin of Holy War in Islam
Jihad: The Origin of Holy War in Islam
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While there exists no evidence to date that the indigenous inhabitants of Arabia knew of holy war prior to Islam, holy war ideas and behaviors appear already among Muslims during the first generation. This book 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.
Author: Reuven Firestone
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 03/14/2002
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 8.84h x 6.58w x 0.61d
ISBN: 9780195154948
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.
Author: Reuven Firestone
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 03/14/2002
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 8.84h x 6.58w x 0.61d
ISBN: 9780195154948
About the Author
Reuven Firestone is Professor of Judaism and Islam and Director of the Graduate School of Judaic Studies at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.
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