Contemporary issues in Islam / Asma Afsaruddin.

Asma Afsaruddin explores how Islamic concepts have evolved and transformed over time, both in how they are defined and how they are applied. Afsaruddin follows certain concepts, like jihad (holy war) and shahada (martyrdom), and explains how they have been understood in different historical circumst...

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Bibliographic Details

Online Access:	Contributor biographical information
Main Author:	Afsaruddin, Asma, 1958- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2015.
Series:	New Edinburgh Islamic surveys.
Subjects:	Islam > 21st century. Islam and politics. Islam. Islamitisch recht. Heilige oorlog. Kalifaten.