Sectarian Roots of Jihad

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By Adib Abdulmajid

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

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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