God's terrorists the Wahhabi cult and the hidden roots of modern Jihad
"In the post-9/11 world, each day's news presents us with images of fanatical fighters and suicide bombers willing to die in holy war - martyrs for jihad. But what are the roots of this militant fundamentalism in the Muslim world?" "In this insightful and wide-ranging history, Ch...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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2007
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991004842879706719 |
| Sumario: | "In the post-9/11 world, each day's news presents us with images of fanatical fighters and suicide bombers willing to die in holy war - martyrs for jihad. But what are the roots of this militant fundamentalism in the Muslim world?" "In this insightful and wide-ranging history, Charles Allen finds an answer in the eighteenth-century reform movement of Muhammed ibn Abd al-Wahhab and his followers - the Wahhabi - who sought the restoration of Islamic purity and declared violent jihad on all who opposed them, Muslims and pagans alike."--Jacket. |
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| Notas: | Publicat originàriament per: London: Little, Brown, 2006 Índex |
| Descripción Física: | xiv, 349 pàgines, 16 pàgines de làmines no numerades : il·lustracions ; 20 cm |
| Bibliografía: | Bibliografia |
| ISBN: | 9780349118796 |
