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Militant Islam : a sociology of characteristics, causes and consequences / Stephen Vertigans ; with contributions from Donncha Marron and Philip W. Sutton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vertigans, Stephen.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Terrorism--Social aspects.
- Terrorism.
- Islamic fundamentalism--Social aspects.
- Islamic fundamentalism.
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009--Social aspects.
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (220 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Militant Islam provides a sociological framework for understanding the rise and character of recent Islamic militancy. It takes a systematic approach to the phenomenon and includes analysis of cases from around the world, comparisons with militancy in other religions, and their causes and consequences.The sociological concepts and theories examined in the book include those associated with social closure, social movements, nationalism, risk, fear and 'de-civilising'. These are applied within three main themes; characteristics of militant Islam, multi-layered causes and the consequenc
- Contents:
- Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The al-Qa'ida phenomenon and beyond: Myths and realities; 2 Militant Islam in local, national and transnational networks; 3 Reinterpreting the umma: Islamic nationalism and transnationalism; 4 Social closure and takfir: The interrelationship between secular and militant 'switchmen'; 5 Challenging the risk society: Contextualizing the impact of 'Islamic' terrorism; 6 Reacting to the militant risk: Decivilizing in the name of civilization?; 7 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-12639-5
- 1-281-83790-3
- 9786611837907
- 0-203-89107-4
- 9780203891070
- OCLC:
- 476192765
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