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Jaan Islam - Premodern Origins of Jihadi-Salafism, Inbunden

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Premodern Origins of Jihadi-Salafism

Av Jaan Islam

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What is Jihadi-Salafism and how does it relate to classical Islam? Scholars of Terrorism Studies argue that 'Jihadism' and Salafism are derivatives of Wahh?bism and lie on the ideological margins of the Islamic tradition. This book challenges this narrative, demonstrating that concepts associated with the terms including 'divine sovereignty', 'jihad' and 'the caliphate' are utilised by Salafi Ulama in connection with the following disparate classical Islamic traditions: Sh?fi?ite legal theory during the Mongol invasions; Ottoman and Indian anti-colonial ?anafite thought; M?likite and Sh?fi?ite 'political jurisprudence'; and the literalism of the Yemeni luminary Mu?ammad al-Shawk?n? (d. 1834).This is the first book to disaggregate linear histories of Jihadi-Salafism by shifting the focus from Wahh?bism to Sunnism, including M?tur?dite and Ash?arite doctrinal schools and the 'four schools' of law. Based on archival research and interviews, it examines the thought of diverse Ulama, ranging from ?Abdullah ?Azz?m to Ab? Mu?ammad al-Maqdis?. It highlights their profound commitment to the classical Islamic sciences, as well as their distinct interpretations of historical crises that befell the premodern Umma, ultimately articulating a vision for its future.
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  • Utgivningsdatum: 2026-01-31
  • Mått: 156 x 234 x 195 mm
  • Vikt: 680 g
  • Format: Inbunden
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 368
  • Förlag: Edinburgh University Press
  • ISBN: 9781399546676
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Jaan S. Islam is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Boğaziçi University, Istanbul. He completed his PhD at the University of Edinburgh as a SGSAH Fellow and worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Oxford. Dr Islam’s main research interests are comparative political thought, Islamic jurisprudence and decolonial theory. His recent works include Islam and the State in Ibn Taymiyya: Translation and Analysis (Routledge, 2022) and “A Jihadi Critique of the Modern State” published in Political Theory.

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For scholars of Islamic law, political theology, Salafism, jihad studies and the history of Sunni thought, this is an indispensable book. Even readers who remain unconvinced by every aspect of its argument will come away with a far deeper appreciation of the complexity of the intellectual traditions that continue to shape contemporary debates. The hallmark of truly important scholarship is not that everyone agrees with it, but that nobody who has read it can continue thinking about the subject in quite the same way. By that standard, The Premodern Origins of Jihadi-Salafism is an outstanding achievement.

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