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Jalal, Ayesha,

Partisans of Allah : jihad in South Asia / Jihad in South Asia Ayesha Jalal. - 1 online resource (xvi, 373 pages) : illustrations, maps -

Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-355) and index.

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.

Today, more than ever, jihad signifies the political opposition between Islam and the West. As the line drawn between Muslims and non-Muslims becomes more rigid, Jalal seeks to retrieve the ethical meanings of this core Islamic principle in South Asian history. Drawing on historical, legal, and literary sources, Jalal traces the intellectual itinerary of jihad through several centuries and across the territory connecting the Middle East with South Asia.


English.

ISBN: 9780674039070 0674039076

Standard No.: 10.4159/9780674039070 doi

Source: 22573/ctt1347rp5 JSTOR

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Jihad.
Martyrdom--Islam.
Muslim martyrs--South Asia.
Islam and politics--South Asia.
Jihād.
Martyre--Islam.
Martyrs musulmans--Asie méridionale.
RELIGION--Islam--General.
RELIGION--Islam--History.
Islam and politics
Jihad
Martyrdom--Islam
Muslim martyrs

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
South Asia

LC Class. No.: BP182 / .J34 2008eb

Dewey Class. No.: 297.7/20954