Jihad: A History in Documents (2016 Expanded Edition)

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This updated and expanded 2016 edition of the classic text on Muslim thinking about war and peace features new chapters on jihad after 9/11, including translations and analyses of fatwas from ISIS and al-Qaeda.

“Helps us understand the wider social and moral senses of jihad.” — Library Journal

“Peters highlights the historical development of the concept [of jihad]. … The book is meant for a general audience. Indeed, by having these translations together, this book makes a handy reader.” — Journal of Near Eastern Studies

“Six Islamic texts are presented, which compiler Peters has translated. … These texts are followed by two well-written articles by Peters. … This is a very valuable work for all who wish to understand the meaning, importance, and practice of jihad for Muslims today, as well as in the past. Highly recommended.” — Choice

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Rudolph F. Peters, of the University of Amsterdam, is the director of the Netherlands Institute in Cairo. He is the author of Islam and ColonialismCrime and Punishment in Islamic Law: Theory and Practice from the Sixteenth to the Twenty-First Century; and other works.