Partisans of Allah : : Jihad in South Asia / / Ayesha Jalal.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
• VerfasserIn: Jalal, Ayesha,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2009]; ©2008
• Year of Publication: 2009
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Maps --; Preface --; 1. Jihad as Ethics, Jihad as War --; 2. Jihad in Precolonial South Asia --; 3. The Martyrs of Balakot --; 4. Jihad in Colonial India --; 5. Jihad as Anticolonial Nationalism --; 6. Islam Subverted? Jihad as Terrorism --; Conclusion --; Glossary --; Notes --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674039070; 9783110649772; 9783110442205; 9783110459517; 9783110662566
• DOI: 10.4159/9780674039070
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Ayesha Jalal.

Today, more than ever, jihad signifies the political opposition between Islam and the West. As the line drawn between Muslims and non-Muslims becomes more rigid, Jalal seeks to retrieve the ethical meanings of this core Islamic principle in South Asian history. Drawing on historical, legal, and literary sources, Jalal traces the intellectual itinerary of jihad through several centuries and across the territory connecting the Middle East with South Asia.