Historical Dictionary of Islamic Fundamentalism
Historical Dictionary of Islamic Fundamentalism

Author: Mathieu Guidère

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2017-09-20

Total Pages: 651

ISBN-13: 1538106701

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After the rise of the Islamic State in the Middle East and the new geopolitical landscape in this region, it is essential for the modern reader to understand the history that has allowed for and influenced these types of Islamic groups to form. Historical Dictionary of Islamic Fundamentalism acts as a didactic resource that explains, from the Islamic perspective, the historical importance of the Islamic fundamentalist world. This dictionary provides a comprehensive and thorough analysis of various groups, events, movements, key figures, and dogmas that have influenced contemporary Islamic fundamentalism. A chronology spanning 600 years, graphs of complex Islamic group associations and alliances, and an Arabic-to-English glossary have all been included to facilitate a complete understanding of the nuances and generalities that have shaped this movement. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Islamic Fundamentalism also contains an introduction, appendixes, an extensive bibliography, and more than 700 cross-referenced entries on ideologies, people, events, and movements of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Historical Dictionary of Islamic Fundamentalism
Historical Dictionary of Islamic Fundamentalism

Author: Mathieu Guidère

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 445

ISBN-13: 9786613809605

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Provides a comprehensive and detailed examination into Islam as a religion, Islam as a government, and Islam as a way of life. It is a thorough analysis of various groups, events, movements, key figures, and dogmas that have influenced contemporary Islamic Fundamentalism.

Historical Dictionary of Terrorism
Historical Dictionary of Terrorism

Author: Stephen Sloan

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2009-08-03

Total Pages: 877

ISBN-13: 0810863111

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The United States Department of Defense defines terrorism as 'the calculated use of unlawful violence or threat of unlawful violence to inculcate fear; intended to coerce or to intimidate governments or societies in the pursuit of goals that are generally political, religious, or ideological.' While terrorism has been around for centuries, it was the al Qa'eda attacks of September 11, 2001, that brought home to the world, and most particularly the United States, just how dangerous terrorism can be. The third edition of the Historical Dictionary of Terrorism presents the full spectrum of forms of political violence through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on major terrorist groups and their leaders, significant terrorist events, cyber-terrorism, counterterrorism, and social science concepts regarding the motivations and group dynamics of terrorist groups. Authors Sean K. Anderson and Stephen Sloan move beyond the gut reaction we have to this volatile and divisive topic by providing a reliable and objective reference on terrorism.

Historical Dictionary of Islam
Historical Dictionary of Islam

Author: Ludwig W. Adamec

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2009-05-11

Total Pages: 520

ISBN-13: 0810863030

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The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Islam presents a concise overview of Islamic history, religion, philosophy, and Islamic political movements.

Historical Dictionary of Islamic Fundamentalist Movements in the Arab World, Iran, and Turkey
Historical Dictionary of Islamic Fundamentalist Movements in the Arab World, Iran, and Turkey

Author: Aḥmad Mawṣililī

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13:

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Provides a reference to essential information on and discussion of basic ideas, notions, concepts, doctrine, leaders, thinkers, and movements of Islamic fundamentalism and Islamism in the Arab world, Iran, and Turkey. Entries give information not only on the origins and actions of Islamic fundamentalists, but the ideas and principles on which they are based, covering concepts that distinguish Islamic fundamentalism from other modern manifestations of Islam. Basic concepts are treated at length.

Historical Dictionary of Terrorism
Historical Dictionary of Terrorism

Author: Sean Anderson

Publisher: Studies in Russian Literature

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 640

ISBN-13:

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This newly revised and updated Dictionary contains a wealth of information regarding major terrorist groups, significant terrorist events and the weapons behind the terror. Beginning with acts of terrorism from the first century Judean Zealots and Sicarii to latter-day leftist, rightist and fundamentalist militants, this book offers insight into how and why such groups originated.

Moderate and Radical Islamic Fundamentalism
Moderate and Radical Islamic Fundamentalism

Author: Ahmad S. Moussalli

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 9780813016580

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Redefines the bases and scope of modern Islamic thought, suggesting that Islamic fundamentalism might prove to be a liberating theology for the modern Islamic world. Basing his argument largely on Arabic documents, Moussalli analyzes the basic concerns of fundamentalism--epistemology, knowledge, philosophy, modernity, and science as well as politics, political philosophy, and political economy. He examines the ideas of major Muslim thinkers who have affected the contemporary Islamic revival--especially Hasan al-Banna, Sayyid Qutb, and Hasan al-Turabi--showing the range of Islamic fundamentalist views from liberal democracy to authoritarianism. He then discusses how their thinking could affect an Islamic state, from political repression at one extreme to political representation at the other. From publisher description.

Historical Dictionary of Women in the Middle East and North Africa
Historical Dictionary of Women in the Middle East and North Africa

Author: Ghada Hashem Talhami

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 441

ISBN-13: 081086858X

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The Historical Dictionary of Women in the Middle East and North Africa includes a chronology, an introductory essay, an extensive bibliography, and a dictionary section that has over 400 cross-referenced entries on various aspects of Middle Eastern feminism and culture, touchi...

Historical Dictionary of Syria
Historical Dictionary of Syria

Author: David Dean Commins

Publisher: Scarecrow Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 9780810849341

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This Second Edition gives the reader easy access to the history and contemporary situation of one of the world's ancient civilizations. The heart of the work is more than 350 entries on the most influential political figures and events, religious groups and movements, economic sectors, social institutions, and cultural facets. The second edition includes nearly 100 entirely new entries and updates on 43 entries from the first edition. An important difference between the two editions is the inclusion of many more entries on social institutions, such as the family and coffeehouses, cultural aspects, such as art, architecture, cinema, literature, music, and theater, and economic facets, such as inflation, corruption, the public sector, and efforts at reform. There is also expanded coverage on Syria's political dynamics, with entries on human rights, civil society, and security forces. The only specific reference work in English, this new edition addresses profound changes in Syria's domestic and regional circumstances. The domestic political scene witnessed a major transition with the passing of Syria's ruler for 30 years, Hafiz al-Asad, and the unexpectedly smooth succession of his son Bashar as new president in 2000. The regional situation has changed even more since the first edition came out in 1996. Peace talks with Israel collapsed in 2000 and three years later the United States invaded Iraq, beginning an occupation of Syria's neighbor for an indeterminate period, with incalculable consequences. In addition to the A to Z dictionary, the second edition contains a chronology that presents fairly general information on early centuries and becomes quite detailed for the most recent years. The bibliography also reflects significant changes in research on Syria. Not only does the bibliographical essay highlight important new monographs, it introduces the reader to credible Internet resources for guides to travel and popular culture as well as news and statistical data at major international organizations'