Violence in Islamic thought from the Qur'ān to the Mongols / edited by Robert Gleave and István Kristó-Nagy.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gleave, R. (Robert)

Kristó Nagy, István, 1974-

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

Legitimate and illegitimate violence in Islamic thought ; v. 1.

Legitimate and illegitimate violence in Islamic thought ; volume 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Violence--Religious aspects--Islam--Case studies.

Violence.

Islam and politics.

Islam and politics--Case studies.

Islamic fundamentalism.

Islamic fundamentalism--Case studies.

Violence--Religious aspects--Islam.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

viii, 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2015].

Summary:

Examines how violence was described and evaluated in the foundational texts of Islam, How was violence justified in early Islam? What role did violent actions play in the formation and maintenance of the Muslim political order? How did Muslim thinkers view the origins and acceptability of violence? These questions are addressed by an international range of eminent authors through both general accounts of types of violence and detailed case studies of violent acts drawn from the early Islamic sources. Violence is understood, widely, to include jihad, state repressions and rebellions, and also more personally directed violence against victims (women, animals, children, slaves) and criminals. By understanding the early development of Muslim thinking around violence, our comprehension of subsequent trends in Islamic thought, during the medieval period and up to the modern day, become clearer. Key Features, Examines the portrayal of violence in a variety of intellectual contexts, Takes a broad understanding of violence - from warfare between Muslims (and between Muslims and others) to individual acts of violence, Enables a better informed debate about the nature of violence in early Islam, Includes contributions from leading international experts including Michael Cooperson, Maribel Fierro, Geert Jan van Gelder, Christopher Melchert, John T. Nawas, Andrew Rippin and Dominique Urvoy Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction / István T. Kristó-Nagy Kristó-Nagy, István T., Robert Gleave Gleave, Robert 1

Part I Jihad and Conquest: Attitudes to Violence Against the External Enemies of the Muslim Community

2 The Question of Divine Help in the Jihad / Dominique Urvoy Urvoy, Dominique 27

3 Reading The Qura'an On Jihad: Two Early Exegetical Texts / Andrew Rippin Rippin, Andrew 33

4 IBN Al-Mubarak's Kitab Al-Jihad and Early Renunciant Literature / Christopher Melchert Melchert, Christopher 49

5 Shaping Memory of the Conquests: The Case of Tustar / Sarah Bowen Savant Savant, Sarah Bowen 70

Part II The Challenged Establishment: Attitudes to Violence Against the State and in its Defence Within The Muslim Community

6 Who Instigated Violence: A Rebelling Devil Or A Vengeful God? / István T. Kristó-Nagy Kristó-Nagy, István T. 93

7 Attitudes to the Use of Fire in Executions in Late Antiquity and Early Islam: The Burning of Heretics and Rebels in Late Umayyad Iraq / Andrew Marsham Marsham, Andrew 106

8 ^cAbbasid State Violence and the Execution of IBN Ai'isha / John A. Nawas Nawas, John A. 128

9 The Sultan and the Defiant Prince in Hunting Competition: Questions of Legitimacy in Hunting Episodes of Tabaristan / Miklós Sárközy Sárközy, Miklós 141

Part III Lust and Flesh: Attitudes to Violence Against the Defenceless, Intra-Communitarian Violence by Non-State Actors

10 Violence Against Women in Andalusi Historical Sources (Third/Ninth-Seventh/Thirteenth Centuries) / Maribel Fierro Fierro, Maribel 155

11 Sexual Violence in Verse: The Case of Ji^cThin, Al-Farazdaq's Sister / Geert Jan Van Gelder Gelder, Geert Jan Van 175

12 Bandits / Michael Cooperson Cooperson, Michael 191

13 Eating People Is Wrong: Some Eyewitness Accounts of Cannibalism in Arabic Sources / Zoltán Szombathy Szombathy, Zoltán 200

14 Animals Would Follow Shafi^cism: Legitimate and Illegitimate Violence to Animals in Medieval Islamic Thought / Sarra Tlili Tlili, Sarra 225.

Notes:

'The Legitimate and Illegitimate Violence in Islamic Thought Project (www.livitproject.net) funded by the RCUK Global Uncertainties Programme, administerd through the Economic and Social Research Council' (title-page).

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

0748694234

9780748694235

OCLC:

908641316

Publisher Number:

99963544271