Islam and Warfare

The question of how Islamic law regulates the notions of just recourse to and just conduct in war has long been the topic of heated controversy, and is often subject to oversimplification in scholarship and journalism. This book traces the rationale for aggression within the Islamic tradition, and assesses the meaning and evolution of the contentious concept of jihad. The book reveals that there has never been a unified position on what Islamic warfare tangibly entails, due to the complexity of relevant sources and discordant historical dynamics that have shaped the contours of jihad.

Auteur

Onder Bakircioglu is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Law at the University of Leicester.

Contenu

1. Main Sources of Islamic Law 2. Islamic Tradition on Warfare 3. Shades of Jihad: Moderate and Radical Interpretations 4. Jihad in the United Nations Era 5. Conclusion