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The 9/11 handbook : annotated translation and interpretation of the attackers' Spiritual Manual / edited by Hans G. Kippenberg and Tilman Seidensticker.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Qaida (Organization).
- September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
- Terrorism--Religious aspects--Islam.
- Terrorism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (120 p.)
- Other Title:
- Nine-eleven handbook
- Place of Publication:
- London, England ; Oakville, Connecticut : Equinox Publishing ltd, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The book contains the first scholarly edition of the Arabic text of the Manual of the Attackers of 9/11, along with an English translation and commentary, and studies concerning its context. It makes a document available that is crucial in understanding 9/11. It addresses the issues debated in public: Is the text a forgery? Are suicidal attacks typical for Islam? Does Islam allow such violence? How did the perpetrators perceive Islam today? Is the "War on terror" an adequate response?
- Contents:
- Cover; Content; Preface; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Endnotes; Index of Names; Index of Subjects
- Notes:
- Includes indexes.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-84553-867-6
- OCLC:
- 818846780
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