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200	1		_aJihad _eThe Origin of Holy War in Islam _fReuven Firestone
210			_aOxford, New York _cOxford University Press _d♭1999
215			_a195 p.
327			_aContents Transliterations Introduction Part I Imaging Arabia 1. Islam and Holy War 2. The Pre-Islamic World Part II The Quran and Its Interpretation 3. The Quran: The Traditional Reading and Its Inherent Weakness 4. The Quran on War: A New Reading Part III The Oral Tradition 5. The Prophetic Sunna 6. The Sira 7. Conclusion From Mundane War to Holy War Notes Glossary Bibliography Index of Scriptural Citations Subject Index
330			_aWhile there exists no evidence to date that the indigenous inhabitants of Arabia knew of holy war prior to Islam, holy war ideas and behaviors appear already among Muslims during the first generation. This book focuses on why and how such a seemingly radical development took place. Basing his hypothesis on evidence from the Qur'an and early Islamic literary sources, Firestone locates the origin of Islamic holy war and traces its evolution as a response to the changes affecting the new community of Muslims in its transition from ancient Arabian culture to the religious civilization of Islam.
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