Violence in Islamic Thought from the Mongols to European Imperialism

Robert Gleave and Istvan Kristo-Nagy are both affiliated with the University of Exeter.

出版者:Edinburgh University Press

作者:Robert Gleave

页数:288

出版时间:2018-2-1

价格:USD 110.00

装帧:Hardcover

isbn号码:9781474413008

图书标签:蒙元史伊斯兰早期现代帝国史伊斯兰教英文原版历史Islam

The violent conquest of the eastern part of the lands under Muslim rule by the Mongols marked a new period in the history of Islamic civilisation and in attitudes towards violence. This volume examines the various intellectual and cultural reactions of Muslim thinkers to these events, both within and without the territories subjected to Mongol control. Each chapter examines how violent acts were assessed by Muslim intellectuals, analysing both changes and continuity within Islamic thought over time.

Each chapter is structured around a case study in which violent acts are justified or condemned, revealing the variety of attitudes to violence in the medieval period. They are framed by a detailed introduction, focusing on theoretical perspectives on violence and religion and their application, or otherwise, to medieval Islam.