The mind of jihad /
Murawiec, Laurent
The mind of jihad / Laurent Murawiec - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008 - viii, 342 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction -- "We love death" -- "An elite of amoral supermen" -- The gnostic mahdi -- Manichean tribalism -- The odd pedigree of modern jihad -- The mutated virus : "Islamic revolution" -- Jihad as terror -- Conclusion
9780521730631 (pbk.) 0521730635 (pbk.) 9780521883931 (hardback) 0521883938 (hardback)
Terrorism--Religious aspects--Islam
Jihad
Islam and world politics
Islamic fundamentalism
The mind of jihad / Laurent Murawiec - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008 - viii, 342 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction -- "We love death" -- "An elite of amoral supermen" -- The gnostic mahdi -- Manichean tribalism -- The odd pedigree of modern jihad -- The mutated virus : "Islamic revolution" -- Jihad as terror -- Conclusion
9780521730631 (pbk.) 0521730635 (pbk.) 9780521883931 (hardback) 0521883938 (hardback)
Terrorism--Religious aspects--Islam
Jihad
Islam and world politics
Islamic fundamentalism