Jihad in Premodern Sufi Writings

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

Av Harry S Neale, Harry S. Neale

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This book is the only comprehensive study in a European language that analyzes how Sufi treatises, Qur’anic commentary, letters, hagiography, and poetry define and depict jihad.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2018-04-28
Mått148 x 210 x 14 mm
Vikt250 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor168
FörlagPalgrave Macmillan
ISBN9781349953998

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Harry S. Neale holds a Ph.D. in Near Eastern Studies from the University of California, Berkeley, and an M.A. in Near Eastern Studies from the University of Arizona. He has taught courses on Islamic Humanities, Early Islamic History, Middle Eastern literature, Elementary and Intermediate Arabic, and Elementary Persian at UC Berkeley, Lehigh University, and the United States Military Academy at West Point. He has published articles in the Journal of Arabic Literature, Journal of Indo-European Studies, and Middle Eastern Literatures.

Introduction.- Chapter One: Overview of the History of Sufi Studies.- Chapter Two: Islamic Scripture and the Doctrine of Jihad.- Chapter Three: The Concept of Spiritual Jihad in Learned Sufi Texts.- Chapter Four: The Martial Jihad in Learned Sufi Texts.- Chapter Five: Representations of Jihad in Sufi Hagiography and Poetry.- Chapter Six: Historical Role of Sufis in Military Endeavors.- Conclusion.