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Martyrdom in Islam / David Cook.
LIBRA BP190.5.M3 C66 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cook, David, 1966-
- Series:
- Themes in Islamic history
- Themes in islamic history
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Martyrdom--Islam.
- Martyrdom.
- Muslim martyrs.
- Islamic fundamentalism.
- Islamic law.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 206 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
- Summary:
- A fascinating history of the role of martyrdom in the Muslim faith.
- Contents:
- Martyrs in religions
- Martyrdom in the genesis of Islam
- Legal definitions, boundaries and rewards of the martyr
- Sectarian Islam: Sunni, Shiʾite and Sufi martyrdom
- Martyrs : warriors and missionaries in medieval Islam
- Martyrs of love and epic heroes
- Patterns of prognostication, narrative and expiation
- Martyrdom in contemporary radical Islam
- Martyrdom in Islam : past and present.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 184-201) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0521850401
- 0521615518
- OCLC:
- 70867078
- Publisher Number:
- 9780521850407
- 9780521615518
- Online:
- Publisher description
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