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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Allen, Charles, 1940- autor (autor)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : 2007
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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.
Notas:Publicat originàriament per: London: Little, Brown, 2006
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Descripción Física:xiv, 349 pàgines, 16 pàgines de làmines no numerades : il·lustracions ; 20 cm
Bibliografía:Bibliografia
ISBN:9780349118796