Islam and Warfare: Context and Compatibility with International Law

By Onder Bakircioglu

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138242721
• ISBN13: 9781138242722
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"