competing ideologies and conflict among militants, the Muslim world, and the West /
First Statement of Responsibility
Munir Masood Marath.
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New York, NY :
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Routledge,
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2022.
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2108
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource.
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Religion and international security
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Nature of conflict -- Heresy of ideas -- Polemics revisited -- Codifications of violence -- Codes of war -- Killing fields -- Fuel of faith : Pakistan -- a case study -- Counter narrative.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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"This book highlights the conflict between jihadist militants and the West as essentially ideological in character. It has serious implications internalized by Muslim societies, with the boundaries of faith changed by the interplay of socio-political variables. Violence emerged in Muslim societies as a means of emancipation or identity when the state could not resolve the conflict situation. Although the militants were influenced by socio-political factors, they have always looked to religion to justify their acts of violence. This book, exposing the fallacy of the narrative evolved by the militants, offers a counter narrative. It reinterprets the primary sources, unravels the historical and socio-political constructs, unmasks the heroes and enemies, challenges the dichotomies between theory and practice, re-establishes the boundaries between heresy and faith, and attempts to transform the current ideological discourse. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of the discourse between religion and security, political Islam, Islamic history, jihad, Middle Eastern studies, and South Asian studies"--