Public violence in Islamic societies : power, discipline, and the construction of the public sphere, 7th-19th centuries CE
This exploration of the role of violence in the history of Islamic societies considers the subject particularly in the context of its implementation as a political strategy to claim power over the public sphere. Violence, both among Muslims and between Muslims and non-Muslims, has been the object of...
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| Format: | E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press,
c2009
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| Schlagworte: | Muslims Islam and social problems Violence Public opinion Political violence Islamic countries ; Social conditions Muslims ; Social conditions Public opinion ; Islamic countries Violence ; Islamic countries ; Public opinion Violence ; Islamic countries |
| Umfang: | Online-Ressource (viii, 304 p) |
| Zusammenfassung: | This exploration of the role of violence in the history of Islamic societies considers the subject particularly in the context of its implementation as a political strategy to claim power over the public sphere. Violence, both among Muslims and between Muslims and non-Muslims, has been the object of research in the past, as in the case of jihad, martyrdom, rebellion or criminal law. This book goes beyond these concerns in addressing, in a comprehensive and cross-disciplinary fashion, how violence has functioned as a basic principle of Islamic social and political organization in a variety of h |
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| Beschreibung: | "The bulk of the contributions in this volume go back to the international conference 'The public display of violence in Islamic societies (seventh-eighteenth centuries)' which was held ... in Madrid (15-16 June 2006)."--p. viii Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | Online-Ressource (viii, 304 p) ill |
| ISBN: | 1282703080 9781282703087 9780748637331 0748637338 1282702955 9781282702950 9780748637317 0748637311 |