Bibliograph

Jihad and death, the global appeal of Islamic State, Olivier Roy ; translated by Cynthia Schoch

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Jihad and death, the global appeal of Islamic State, Olivier Roy ; translated by Cynthia Schoch

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Jihad and death

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

48478805

Responsibility statement

Olivier Roy ; translated by Cynthia Schoch

Series statement

Comparative politics and international studies series

Sub title

the global appeal of Islamic State

Summary

RELIGION & POLITICS. How has ISIS been able to muster support far beyond its initial constituency in the Arab world and attract tens of thousands of foreign volunteers, including converts to Islam, and seemingly countless supporters online? In this compelling intervention into the debate about ISIS' origins and future prospects, the renowned French sociologist, Olivier Roy, argues that while terrorism and jihadism are familiar phenomena, the deliberate pursuit of death has produced a new kind of radical violence. In other words, we're facing not a radicalization of Islam, but the Islamization of radicalism.Jihad and Death is a concise dissection of the highly sophisticated narrative mobilised by ISIS: the myth of the Caliphate recast into a modern story of heroism and nihilism. According to Roy, this very contemporary aesthetic of violence is less rooted in the history of Islamic thought than it is entrenched in a youth culture that has turned global and violent

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