Jihad and death: the global appeal of Islamic state
Material type:
- 9781849046985
- 363.3250944 R6J4
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Books | Vikram Sarabhai Library | Rack 25-B / Slot 1175 (0 Floor, East Wing) | Non-fiction | General Stacks | 363.3250944 R6J4 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 200960 |
The original book was published in 2016 in the French language as Le djhad et la mort
How has ISIS been able to muster support far beyond its initial constituency in the Arab world and attract tens of thousands of foreign volunteers, including converts to Islam, and seemingly countless supporters online? In this compelling intervention into the debate about ISIS’ origins and future prospects, the renowned French sociologist, Olivier Roy, argues that while terrorism and jihadism are familiar phenomena, the deliberate pursuit of death has produced a new kind of radical violence. In other words, we’re facing not a radicalization of Islam, but the Islamization of radicalism.
Jihad and Death is a concise dissection of the highly sophisticated narrative mobilised by ISIS: the myth of the Caliphate recast into a modern story of heroism and nihilism. According to Roy, this very contemporary aesthetic of violence is less rooted in the history of Islamic thought than it is entrenched in a youth culture that has turned global and violent.
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