Sectarian Roots of Jihad - Religious Conflicts in the Middle East

This volume examines the relationship between jihad, as a concept, and Jihadism, as a movement characterized by a radical worldview. It explores the various interpretations of jihad and its eventual employment by sectarian-guided Islamist extremists as a doctrinal basis to justify their actions.

List of contents

Introduction
Part I: Sectarianism
Chapter 1: Sectarianism: A Multifaceted Notion
Chapter 2: Rise of Sectarianism in the Islamic World
Chapter 3: Cultural Diversity and the Sectarian Threat
Part II: Jihad and Jihadism
Chapter 4: Jihad: Term and Concept
Chapter 5: Jihad as a Classical Notion
Chapter 6: Jihad and the Sect: Sunni and Shia Interpretations
Chapter 7: Salafi-Jihadism
Chapter 8: Jihad and Militancy
Part III: Islamism and Salafism
Chapter 9: Foundations and Core Objectives
Chapter 10: The Struggle for an Islamic System
Part IV: Modern Middle East: Aspirations and Challenges
Chapter 11: Emergence of Nationalism
Chapter 12: Development of National Borders
Chapter 13: Post-Independence: States in Turmoil
Chapter 14: Popular Uprisings
Chapter 15: Political Islam and the Islamization of Popular Uprisings
Part V: Sectarian Extremism
Chapter 16: Sectarianized Politics and Religionized Extremism
Chapter 17: Beyond Sunni and Shia: Politico-Sectarian Roots of Contemporary Islamist Extremism
Part VI: Sectarianized Jihadi Discourse
Chapter 18: Sectarian-Guided Fatwas of Jihad
Chapter 19: Jihad in the Discourse of Sectarian Extremists
Conclusion

About the author

Adib Abdulmajid is a researcher at the University of Leuven.

Product details

• Authors: Adib Abdulmajid, Adib Abdulmajid
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.02.2025
• EAN: 9781666971033
• ISBN: 978-1-66697-103-3
• No. of pages: 250
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Islam, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, RELIGION / Islam / Theology, Theology, Islamic Studies, Terrorism, armed struggle, Islamic Theology, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities