{"product_id":"jihad-in-islamic-history-9780691138381","title":"Jihad in Islamic History","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat is jihad? Does it mean violence, as many non-Muslims assume? Or does it mean peace, as some Muslims insist? This book focuses on the early history of jihad, shedding light on the controversies over jihad. It shows that those who argue that jihad means only violence or only peace are both wrong.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"...short, incisive, and highly readable book.\"--Ahmed Rashid, New York Review of Books \"Viewing what has become an increasingly crowded field, [Bonner] points out that the word jihad has acquired different resonances for a wide variety of actors, from the Islamist radicals for whom it forms the heart of a militant ideology to mystical quietists who regard the 'greater jihad' as the struggle against the 'lower self' of baser human impulses.\"--Malise Ruthven, New York Review of Books \"Bonner's Jihad in Islamic History is a first-class work that should be highly useful as an introduction to the basic issues and history of the subject, and despite its conciseness contains information interesting even for the more specialized scholar.\"--David Cook, Middle East Journal \"Bonner ... provides a cogent yet detailed historical survey of the concept and practice of jihad in Muslim societies. His book is a much-needed counter to the poorly researched or downright biased and alarmist cluster of publications that were quickly written and released after September 11, 2001... The book is easily accessible to the nonspecialist, and is ideal for use in an upper-level undergraduate topics course in Middle Eastern and Islamic history or Islamic religious thought. Bonner's work is also a useful primer for specialists which does not sacrifice quality for brevity.\"--Christopher Anzalone, Religious Studies Review \"Michael Bonner brings to the subject a sober, forensic approach grounded in sound historiography and a firm grasp of primary sources... The author is to be commended for having provided an accessible, broad historical survey of the mercurial term 'jihad' and its deployment over time. Both the specialist and the nonspecialist will benefit from this study. This slim book is not exhaustive in its approach, nor does it claim to be. But it asks all the right questions and broadly indicates the directions in which future scholarship on jihad as both an institution and a multivalent concept may fruitfully venture.\"--Asma Afsaruddin, Speculum \"[T]his is a very interesting and useful little book both from the perspective of history and the emergence of Islamic thought and culture. It also includes a useful bibliography and index. The author should be congratulated for his thoughtful and stimulating contribution to the contemporary discourse on the Islamic concept of Jihad, warfare and peace.\"--Muhammad Khan, Muslim News \"At a time in history when there is a crucial struggle for the soul of the Islamic world, Bonner has provided a road map for scholars and students alike attempting to make sense of the myriad of competing claims. This is a welcome addition to the literature on jihad indeed.\"--Lewis Brownstein, Ph.D., Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa \"Bonner has been very successful in preparing an introduction to the doctrine and practises of jihad in early Islamic history that can initiate students to the first period Islamic history and early interpretations of jihad. Moreover, there is also a useful commented bibliography at the end of each chapter.\"--Michelangelo Guida, Turkish Journal of Islamic Studies\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Maps xi  Symbols and Accent Marks xiii  Preface xv      CHAPTER ONE: Introduction 1  What Is Jihad? 1  Just War and Holy War 4  Warfare and Jihad 6  Fields of Debate 10  Historiography and Origins 14  Readings 18      CHAPTER TWO: The Quran and Arabia 20  Combat in the Quran 21  Gift and Reciprocity 27  Fighting and Recompense 30  \"The Beggar and the Warrior\" 32  Readings 34      CHAPTER THREE: Muhammad and His Community 36  Sira and Maghazi: Sacred History 37  Hadith: The Norm 45  Themes of Jihad in the Hadith 49  Fighting with One's Money 51  Readings 54      CHAPTER FOUR: The Great Conquests 56  The Course of Conquest 58  Explanations 60  Approaches to the Islamic Sources 64  Approaches to the Non-Islamic Sources 67  Readings 71      CHAPTER FIVE: Martyrdom 72  Martyrdom before Islam 73  Martyrdom in Quran and Tradition 74  Contexts of Martyrdom in Islam 76  Martyrs and Neomartyrs 79  Readings 82      CHAPTER SIX: Encounter with the Other 84  Conquest Society and Fiscal Regime 84  Treatment of Non-Muslims 87  Abode of Islam, Abode of War 92  Convivencia 93  Readings 95      CHAPTER SEVEN: Embattled Scholars 97  Syria and the Byzantine Frontier 98  Arabia 102  Iraq: The Synthesis of al-Shafi\"i 106  North Africa 108  Spain 111  Central Asia 112  The Embattled Scholars: Conclusions 114  Readings 116      CHAPTER EIGHT: Empires, Armies, and Frontiers 118  The Umayyad Caliphate: Imperial Jihad 119  Revolution and Jihad 124  The \"Abbasid Caliphate and Its Military Crisis 127  Frontier Societies: Against Byzantium 131  Frontier Societies: Spain and North Africa 134  Ribat 136  The Crusades 137  Ottoman Origins 144  Corsairs in the Mediterranean 149  The Western Sudan 151  Empires, Armies, and Frontiers: Conclusions 153  Readings 155      CHAPTER NINE: Colonial Empire, Modern State, New Jihad 157  Resistance and Reform 157  Fundamentalism and Islamism 161  Readings 165      CHAPTER TEN: Conclusions 167  Bibliography 175  Index 191","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403762868567,"sku":"9780691138381","price":25.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691138381.jpg?v=1730484467","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/jihad-in-islamic-history-9780691138381","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}