War and peace in Islam: a critique of Islamic/ist political discourses

The question of conflict in Islam has now for sometime been interpreted in the Western diplomatic circles through the violent actions of fundamentalist groups and amongst many academics through a jurisprudential outlook. This work, however, views war and peace in Islam in a critical theoretical framework, in relation to systemic approaches to International Relations. In so doing it relies heavily on the teachings of Islamic mysticism. It suggests that empowering the individual to control him/herself within, as propounded in Sufism and as opposed to systemic approaches, is a prelude to establishing enduring global peace. Without internal tranquility, external harmony will be next to impossible. INDICE: Introduction.Islamic Discourses: Definitions and Background.Contextualising Islam or Islamicising Context: Debates on the Role of Islam in Politics.The Concepts of War and Peace and Their Comparative Position in an IslamicContext.The Question of Jihad.Current Conflicts and Muslim and Islamist States: Two Contemporary Cases.Conclusion.Postscript: A Few Words on the Sweeping Changes in the Middle East

• ISBN: 978-0-230-22061-4
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 232
• Fecha Publicación: 13/03/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Desconocido