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Qur'an and conquest --. - The "greater jihad" and the "lesser jihad" --. - The crystallization of jihad theory: crusade and counter-crusade --. - Jihad during the nineteenth century: renewal and resistance --. - Radical Islam and contemporary jihad theory --. - Globalist radical Islam and martyrdom operations --. - The rise of jihadi states

'Jihad' is a highly charged word. Often mistranslated as 'Holy War', it has become synonymous with terrorism. Current political events have entirely failed to take account of the subtlety and complexity of jihad. Like many concepts with a long history, different cultural ideas have influenced the religious aspects of jihad. As a result its original meaning has been adapted, modified and destabilized - never more than at the present time. How does jihad manifest itself in Muslims' everyday lives? What impact has 9/11 and its backlash had on jihad? By observing the current crisis of identity among ordinary Muslims, this timely book explores why, and in what circumstances Muslims speak of jihad. In the end, jihad is what Muslims say it is. Marranci offers us a nuanced and sophisticated anthropological understanding of Muslims' lives far beyond the predictable cliches.Have a look at the author´s blog hereExplores the different cultural ideas that have influenced the religious aspects of jihad. 'jihad', a term often mistranslated as 'Holy War', has become synonymous with terrorism. This book, by observing the crisis of identity among ordinary Muslims, explores why, and in what circumstances Muslims speak of jihad.Gabriele Marranci is Lecturer in the Anthropology of Religion, School of Divinity and Religious Studies, University of Aberdeen. He is the founding editor of Contemporary Islam: Dynamics of Muslim Life.

Jihad : from the Qur'an to the Islamic state -- I am what I feel to be -- Discussing jihad with Muslim migrant men -- Sofas, families, tellies and jihad -- Baraka, coca-cola and Salah al-Din -- Modern Nasibahs? -- Anti-Semitism, Westernophobia and jihad -- Conclusion : the sword of Damocles

Why I have written this book -- The domain of Islam and the domain of war -- Jihad and genocide: the case of the Armenians -- The Nazi-Muslim connection and Hajj Amin al-Husseini, the Mufti of Jerusalem -- On jihad, oil, and anti-semitism -- Iran: apocalyptic nuclear genocide? -- The fruits of rage

Discusses the origins, philosophy, and most notorious attacks of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad terrorist group, including their present activities, possible plans, and counter-terrorism efforts directed against them

'Jihad' is a highly charged word. Often mistranslated as 'Holy War', it has become synonymous with terrorism. Current political events have entirely failed to take account of the subtlety and complexity of jihad. Like many concepts with a long history, different cultural ideas have influenced the religious aspects of jihad. As a result its original meaning has been adapted, modified and destabilized - never more than at the present time. How does jihad manifest itself in Muslims' everyday lives? What impact has 9/11 and its backlash had on jihad? By observing the current crisis of identity among ordinary Muslims, this timely book explores why, and in what circumstances Muslims speak of jihad. In the end, jihad is what Muslims say it is. Marranci offers us a nuanced and sophisticated anthropological understanding of Muslims' lives far beyond the predictable cliches. Have a look at the author's blog (http://marranci.wordpress.com. Explores the different cultural ideas that have influenced the religious aspects of jihad. 'Jihad', a term often mistranslated as 'Holy War', has become synonymous with terrorism. This book, by observing the crisis of identity among ordinary Muslims, explores why, and in what circumstances Muslims speak of jihad. Gabriele Marranci is Lecturer in the Anthropology of Religion, School of Divinity and Religious Studies, University of Aberdeen. He is the founding editor of Contemporary Islam: Dynamics of Muslim Life.

Cover -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright page -- Contents -- 1. Introduction -- Fighting for the caliphate -- Objectives of this book -- Global communication defined -- Communication -- Media and technology -- Imagined and indirect relationships -- The network effect -- Soft power -- Propaganda -- Competition with other books -- Summary of all chapters -- 2. Defining terrorism -- Difficulty to define terrorism -- Terrorism as a political act -- Terrorism as a threatening act -- Terrorism as a communicative act -- Who are the terrorists? -- Nonstate actors -- Insurgent groups -- The targets of terrorism -- Direct vs. indirect victims -- Symbolic targets -- Lone-wolf terrorism -- General description -- Violent true believer (VTB) -- 3. Defining jihad -- Differences within Islam -- Radical Islam or reactionary Islam? -- Islam vs. Islamism? -- Sunni-Shia relations -- In-group identity for political reasons -- Honor cultures -- Superiority of the ummah -- Islamic radicalization -- What is jihad? -- Greater jihad vs. lesser jihad -- The sixth pillar of Islam -- Brief note on the Crusades -- Defensive jihad vs. offensive jihad -- Abdullah Azzam -- Vertical jihad vs. horizontal jihad -- Vertical jihad -- Horizontal jihad -- Salafism -- Complexities of definitions -- Radical Salafist influences -- Religious jihad vs. secular ideologies -- Religious identity and dignity -- Moral disengagement and neutralization -- Neojihadism -- Lone-wolf jihad -- Characteristics of lone-wolf jihadists -- A few statistics -- The lone-wolf suicide bomber -- Jihobbyists -- Ontological insecurity -- Late modernity as a cause of jihadism -- Ontological insecurity, modernity, and 7/7 jihadist bombers -- Jihad as the answer -- 4. The globalization of jihad -- Definitions -- Critics of globalization -- Global divergence -- Globalization and jihadism.

'Die Studie geht der Frage nach, wie Terrorismus in Verbindung mit anderen Stabilitäts- und Sicherheitsrisiken in Russland und anderen GUS-Staaten, vornehmlich im Kaukasus und in Zentralasien, wahrgenommen und behandelt wird. Im ersten Teil steht der offizielle Diskurs über Antiterrorismus im Vordergrund. Wie definieren postsowjetische Regierungen Terrorismus? Wie verknüpfen sie ihn mit Extremismus und Separatismus zu den 'drei bösen Kräften', die im Rahmen der Shanghai-Organisation für Zusammenarbeit als eine zentrale Herausforderung für eurasische Sicherheitspolitik definiert werden? Im zweiten Teil geht es um das Verhältnis zwischen militärisch-operativen und strukturellen, auf tieferliegende Ursachen zielenden Maßnahmen bei der Terrorismusbekämpfung im postsowjetischen Raum. Da auch in diesem Raum Terrorismus in engem Zusammenhang mit der Aktivität radikal-islamistischer Gruppen wahrgenommen wird, enthält der dritte Teil einen Überblick über solche Bewegungen in Russland, im Kaukasus und in Zentralasien. Die entscheidenden Fragen sind hier: Inwieweit sind Teile dieses Raumes zu Brennpunkten für die Verknüpfung lokaler Konflikt- und Gewaltherde mit transnationalen Jihad-Netzwerken geworden? Inwieweit konstruieren postsowjetische Regierung mit dieser Verknüpfung Bedrohungs- und Feindbilder zur Legitimation ihres innen- und außenpolitischen Handelns? Je enger die Verbindung der EU mit ihren Nachbarschaftsregionen im postsowjetischen Raum wie dem Kaukasus und den 'Nachbarn der Nachbarn' in Zentralasien wird, desto relevanter werden die hier behandelten Fragen auch für eine europäische Außenpolitik.' (Autorenreferat)

Dozens of international and local organizations, up to one hundred thousand individuals, and millions of supporters are part of the phenomenon of global jihad. This reference work names and differentiates these organizations, explaining their ideology, infrastructure, operational capabilities, and activities. It also analyzes their mutual and multi-lateral relations inside and outside the "jihadi framework.".