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Jihad The Origin of Holy War in Islam

Jihad The Origin of Holy War in Islam Hardcover - 1999

by Firestone, Reuven

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Oxford University Press. Fine+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1999. Hardcover. 0195125800 . Green Hardcover, silver titlea to the spine. Fine+ with a sound binding, bright, unmarked pages. A Very Good+ DJ with a small tear to the back cover spine hinge top. "While there exists no evidence to date that the indigenous inhabitants of Arabia knew of holy war prior to Islam, holy war ideas and behaviours appear already among Muslims during the first generation. This book focuses on why and how such a seemingly radical development took place." ; 9.1 X 6.0 X 0.8 inches; 208 pages .
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  • Title Jihad The Origin of Holy War in Islam
  • Author Firestone, Reuven
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First
  • Condition Used - Fine+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
  • Pages 208
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, New York
  • Date 1999
  • Features Bibliography, Glossary, Index, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 26229
  • ISBN 9780195125801 / 0195125800
  • Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.55 x 6.39 x 0.86 in (24.26 x 16.23 x 2.18 cm)
  • Reading level 1690
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
    • Religious Orientation: Islamic
    • Theometrics: Academic
  • Library of Congress subjects War - Religious aspects - Islam, Jihad - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 98-36384
  • Dewey Decimal Code 297.720

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Reuven Firestone is Professor of Judaism and Islam and Director of the Graduate School of Judaic Studies at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.

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