Religious Ideology and the Roots of the Global Jihad : Salafi Jihadism and International Order / by J. Turner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Turner, J., Author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and sociology.

Political science.

Political science--Philosophy.

Ethnology--Middle East.

Ethnology.

Culture.

Terrorism.

Political violence.

Sociology of Religion.

Political Theory.

Political Philosophy.

Middle Eastern Culture.

Terrorism and Political Violence.

Local Subjects:

Sociology of Religion.

Political Theory.

Political Philosophy.

Middle Eastern Culture.

Terrorism and Political Violence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2014.

Place of Publication:

London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The events of 9/11 prompted questions as to the origins, nature and purpose of international jihadist organisations. In particular, why had they chosen to target the US and the West in general? Turner's book provides a unique, holistic insight into these debates, taking into account historical perceptions and ideology as key factors.

Contents:

COVER; Religious Ideology and the Roots of the Global Jihad; Contents; Introduction; 1: Prominent Debates on the Proliferation of Salafi Jihadism; 1.1 Globalisation and modernity; 1.2 Clash of civilisations; 1.3 Culture and values; 1.4 The Jewish state; 1.5 US foreign policy, democracy and authoritarian regimes; 1.6 Economic disenfranchisement; 1.7 Why not the rest?; 1.8 Conclusion; 2: Historical and Ideological Challenges; 2.1 The relevance of history and ideas; 2.2 The international order, hegemony and nation-states; 2.3 Conclusion; 3: The Islamic State; 3.1 Sovereignty in the West

3.2 Islamic sovereignty3.2.1 Specialised officialdom: The caliphate; 3.2.2 Coercive law: Sharia; 3.2.3 Islamic territoriality and the umma; 3.3 Al-Qaeda and the Islamic state; 3.4 Conclusion; 4: An Islamic Paradigm of International Relations; 4.1 In search of Islamic international relations; 4.2 Three Islamic theoretical traditions: Classical, Reformist, Revolutionary; 4.3 The Classical approach; 4.4 The Reformists; 4.5 The third and fourth debates and the emergence of the Salafi Jihadist School; 4.6 Al-Qaeda and Islamic theory; 4.7 Conclusion

5: The Struggle for Unity and Legitimacy in the Imperial Age5.1 The emergence of empire; 5.2 The Abbasid dynasty and its competitors; 5.3 The Ottoman dynasty; 5.4 Conclusion; 6: The Struggle for Order in the Twentieth Century; 6.1 Legitimacy to rule; 6.2 Replacing the Ottoman order: Pan-Arabism and the search for legitimacy; 6.3 Egypt: Gamal abd al-Nasser and Anwar al-Sadat; 6.4 Syria and Iraq: Ba'athism; 6.5 Pan-Islamism: Iran; 6.6 The rise and fall of Political Islam and the next contender; 6.7 Conclusion; 7: The Rise of Salafi Jihadism and the Al-Qaeda Ideology

7.1 Al-Qaeda's ideological structure7.2 Reformative Islamic thought; 7.3 Al-Qaeda as ideology; 7.4 Conclusion; 8: Glocalisation: Al-Qaeda and its Constituents; 8.1 Al-Qaeda's global affiliates; 8.2 Al-Qaeda's friends and allies; 8.3 Global competitors: Same goal, different methods; 8.4 The freelance jihadists; 8.5 Conclusion; 9: The International System and Salafi Jihadist Resistance; 9.1 Constructing world order: From the World Wars and Cold War to the new world order and 9/11; 9.2 Resisting world order; 9.3 Post-hegemonic challenges to world order; 9.4 Conclusion; Conclusions; Glossary

NotesIntroduction; 1 Prominent Debates on the Proliferation of Salafi Jihadism; 2 Historical and Ideological Challenges; 3 The Islamic State; 4 An Islamic Paradigm of International Relations; 5 The Struggle for Unity and Legitimacy in the Imperial Age; 6 The Struggle for Order in the Twentieth Century; 7 The Rise of Salafi Jihadism and the Al-Qaeda Ideology; 8 Glocalisation: Al-Qaeda and its Constituents; 9 The International System and Salafi Jihadist Resistance; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781349488735

1349488739

9781137409577

1137409576