This Element explores the disputed relationship between Islam and suicide attacks. Drawing from primary source material as well as existing scholarship from fields such as terrorism studies and religious studies, it argues that Islam as a generic category is not an explanatory factor in suicide attacks. Rather, it claims that we need to study how organisations and individuals in their particular contexts draw tools such as Islamic martyrdom traditions, ritual practices and perceptions on honour and purity from their cultural repertoire to shape, justify and give meaning to the bloodshed.
By:
Pieter Nanninga (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen The Netherlands) Imprint: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 180mm,
Width: 127mm,
Spine: 5mm
Weight: 230g ISBN:9781108712651 ISBN 10: 1108712657 Series:Elements in Religion and Violence Pages: 75 Publication Date:31 October 2019 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active