The Shade of Swords - Jihad and the Conflict between Islam and Christianity

From Muhammed to the Ottoman empires and the modern struggle for Palestine, Akbar's story explains how Jihad thrives on complex and shifting notions of persecution, victory and sacrifice and the Muslim control over this phenomenon.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Chapter and Verse  2. A Bargain with Allah  3. Rebellions in the Dark of Night  4. A Map of Islam  5. Circle of Hell  6. Allah! Muhammad! Saladin!  7. The Doors of Europe  8. A Tale of Two Temples  9. A Dream, Trapped  10. The Bargain Goes Sour  11. Ahmad, Ali and Azad: Across Roads  12. The Bengali Babu: History as Anger  13. The Yogi and the Caliph  14. The Dhoti and the Crescent

Produktdetails

• Autoren: M J Akbar, M.J Akbar
• Verlag: Taylor and Francis
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 23.05.2002
• EAN: 9780415284707
• ISBN: 978-0-415-28470-7
• Seiten: 292
• Gewicht: 700 g
• Themen: Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Religion: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke; History: specific events & topics, RELIGION / General, HISTORY / General, RELIGION / Islam / General, RELIGION / Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Religion: general, Christianity, History: specific events and topics, Religious intolerance, persecution and conflict