| Description |
1 online resource (v, 29 pages) |
| Series |
Carnegie paper |
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Working papers (Carnegie Endowment for International Peace)
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| Contents |
Summary -- Introduction -- The Wahhabi root -- A hybrid ideology -- Takfirism to the extreme -- The Islamic State's scholars of jihad -- The Sahwa link -- Justifying savagery -- Storytelling and jihad -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
"Forces throughout the Middle East are attempting to roll back the self-proclaimed Islamic State, which seized territory in Iraq and Syria in 2014. But regardless of how the jihadi group fares militarily, its ideology remains a long-term challenge. The Islamic State's ideology is multifaceted and cannot be traced to one individual, movement, or period. Understanding it is crucial to defeating the group"--Publisher's web site |
| Notes |
"June 2016." |
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Series from resource home page |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 21-26) |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Carnegie, viewed June 24, 2016) |
| Subject |
IS (Organization)
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| SUBJECT |
IS (Organization) fast (OCoLC)fst01914325 |
| Subject |
Jihad.
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Wahhābīyah.
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Apostasy -- Islam.
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Islamic renewal.
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Apostasy -- Islam.
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Islamic renewal.
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Jihad.
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Wahhābīyah.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, publisher.
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