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Author Jalal, Ayesha, author.

Title Partisans of Allah : jihad in South Asia / Ayesha Jalal
Published Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2008
©2008

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 373 pages) : illustrations, maps
Contents Jihad as ethics, Jihad as war -- Jihad in precolonial South Asia -- The martyrs of Balakot -- Jihad in colonial India -- Jihad as anticolonial nationalism -- Islam subverted? Jihad as terrorism -- Conclusion
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-355) and index
Notes English
Online resource; title from PDF title page (JSTOR, viewed May 21, 2020)
Subject Jihad.
Martyrdom -- Islam.
Muslim martyrs -- South Asia
Islam and politics -- South Asia
RELIGION -- Islam -- General.
RELIGION -- Islam -- History.
Islam and politics
Jihad
Martyrdom -- Islam
Muslim martyrs
South Asia
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780674039070
0674039076
Other Titles Jihad in South Asia