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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Ayesha JalalPublisher: Harvard University Press Imprint: Harvard University Press Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 21.00cm Weight: 0.431kg ISBN: 9780674047365ISBN 10: 0674047362 Pages: 400 Publication Date: 10 April 2010 Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of Contents* List of Maps * Preface * Jihad as Ethics, Jihad as War * Jihad in Precolonial South Asia * The Martyrs of Balakot * Jihad in Colonial India * Jihad as Anticolonial Nationalism * Islam Subverted? Jihad as Terrorism * Conclusion * Glossary * Notes * IndexReviewsJalal seeks to explain how the principles of Islamic ethics--within the Muslim world itself--have been distorted and abused by political, economic and social interests. She concentrates on South Asia, where Muslims are in the minority and where they have faced a nuanced battle, over many centuries, to reconcile inner faith with temporal ambition. And she focuses on the most distorted principle of all--that of jihad. -- Philip Delves Broughton Wall Street Journal 20080404 While numerous books have appeared recently on the topic of Islamic jihad, few have focused specifically on jihad in South Asia. Jalal here examines the concept of jihad as it has been understood over the past several centuries in that region. She notes that more than a third of all Islamic people live in South Asia and that the meaning of jihad has undergone significant changes there over time, owing largely to political and social transitions...She provides a more thoughtful and insightful perspective on jihad than can be found in many other works. -- John Jaeger Library Journal 20080401 While discussion of Islam tends to focus on the Arab world, Jalal makes a compelling case for paying attention to south Asia, where a Muslim minority has had a long and complex relationship with other communities--each period of history seeing a shift in ideas of jihad...One thing that Partisans of Allah makes clear is that religious discourse within Islam fluctuates widely, and is entwined with geopolitics...An erudite and thought-provoking study of the interplay of religion and politics, with some particularly interesting things to say about the history of south Asian Muslims' focus on the outer husk of religion, often to the detriment of inner faith. -- Kamila Shamsie The Guardian 20080621 Absorbing...It is the latest and most authoritative statement on Indian Jihadism. Jalal goes into the fascinating South Asian history and theology of Jihad. This is a challenging book to comprehend, but it is well worth it...Jalal brings Jihad into the contemporary period, and the perversion of the concept of Jihad amongst a minority of Muslims who have reinterpreted it as a violent struggle...It is important reading for all Muslims--especially here in the West--where one hears so much erroneous claims and counter-claims on Jihadism. Partisans of Allah is not only a book for education for Muslims, but the information presented can here help to explain the true nature of Islam to those outside the faith and to clarify the misrepresentation on many subjects to the non-Islamic world. -- Geoffrey Cook Muslim Media Network 20091231 Author InformationAyesha Jalal is Mary Richardson Professor of History at Tufts University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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