Violence in Islamic Thought from the Qurʾan to the Mongols / / Robert Gleave, István Kristó-Nagy.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
• VerfasserIn: Gleave, Robert,; Kristó-Nagy, István,
• MitwirkendeR: Bowen Savant, Sarah,; Cooperson, Michael,; Fierro, Maribel,; Jan van Gelder, Geert,; Kristó-Nagy, István T.,; Marsham, Andrew,; Melchert, Christopher,; Nawas, John A.,; Rippin, Andrew,; Szombathy, Zoltán,; Sárközy, Miklós,; Tlili, Sarra,; Urvoy, Dominique,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2015]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Legitimate and Illegitimate Violence in Islamic Thought : LIVIT
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (288 p.) :; 1 B/W illustrations

Examines how violence was described and evaluated in the foundational texts of IslamRead and download the introduction for free here (pdf)How was violence justified in early Islam? What role did violent actions play in the formation and maintenance of the Muslim political order? How did Muslim thinkers view the origins and acceptability of violence? These questions are addressed by an international range of eminent authors through both general accounts of types of violence and detailed case studies of violent acts drawn from the early Islamic sources. Violence is understood widely, to include jihad, state repressions and rebellions, and also more personally directed violence against victims (women, animals, children, slaves) and criminals. By understanding the early development of Muslim thinking around violence, our comprehension of subsequent trends in Islamic thought, during the medieval period and up to the modern day, become clearer.Key FeaturesExamines the portrayal of violence in a variety of different intellectual contexts Takes a broad understanding of violence – from warfare between Muslims (and between Muslims and others) to individual acts of violence Enables a better informed debate about the nature of violence in early Islam Includes contributions from leading international experts including Michael Cooperson, Maribel Fierro, Geert Jan van Gelder, Christopher Melchert, John Nawas, Andrew Rippin and Dominique Urvoy "

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Dates and Abbreviations -- Figures and Tables -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- PART I. JIHĀD AND CONQUEST: ATTITUDES TO VIOLENCE AGAINST THE EXTERNAL ENEMIES OF THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY -- 2 The Question of Divine Help in the Jihād -- 3 Reading THE QUR'ĀN ON Jihād: TWO EARLY EXEGETICAL TEXTS -- 4 IBN AL-MUBĀRAK’S KITĀB AL‑Jihād AND EARLY RENUNCIANT LITERATURE -- 5 Shaping Memory of the Conquests: THE CASE OF TUSTAR -- PART II. THE CHALLENGED ESTABLISHMENT: ATTITUDES TO VIOLENCE AGAINST THE STATE AND IN ITS DEFENCE WITHIN THE MUSLIM COMMUNITY -- 6 WHO INSTIGATED VIOLENCE: A Rebelling Devil or a Vengeful God? -- 7 ATTITUDES TO THE USE OF FIRE IN EXECUTIONS IN LATE ANTIQUITY AND EARLY ISLAM: The Burning of Heretics and Rebels IN LATE UMAYYAD IRAQ -- 8 ʿABBĀSID State Violence AND THE EXECUTION OF IBN ʿĀʾISHA -- 9 THE Sultan and the Defiant Prince IN HUNTING COMPETITION: QUESTIONS OF LEGITIMACY IN HUNTING EPISODES OF TABARISTĀN -- PART III. LUST AND FLESH: ATTITUDES TO VIOLENCE AGAINST THE DEFENCELESS, INTRA-COMMUNITARIAN VIOLENCE BY NON-STATE ACTORS -- 10 Violence Against Women IN ANDALUSI HISTORICAL SOURCES (THIRD/NINTH– SEVENTH/THIRTEENTH CENTURIES) -- 11 Sexual Violence in Verse: THE CASE OF JIʿTHIN, AL-FARAZDAQ’S SISTER -- 12 Bandits -- 13 EATING PEOPLE IS WRONG: SOME Eyewitness Reports of Cannibalism IN ARABIC SOURCES -- 14 Animals Would Follow SHA¯FIʿISM: LEGITIMATE AND ILLEGITIMATE VIOLENCE TO ANIMALS IN MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC THOUGHT -- Bibliography -- INDEX OF QURʾĀNIC CITATIONS -- General Index