Public Violence in Islamic Societies: Power, Discipline, and the Construction of the Public Sphere, 7th-19th Centuries CE
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This volume explores the use of violence in the construction of Islamic public and private spheres. It contributes to the growing interest in the vital question of Muslim attitudes towards violence.Editors blurb: This volume offers the first hitherto available overview of the role of public violence in the history of Muslim societies. Islam is often perceived as a civilization breeding violence toward the outside. To counter such negative stereotypes, the approach of this volume is to stress the nature of violence as a means of political dominion. The volume demonstrates the diversity of attitudes toward violence within Muslim societies and thus helps to overcome essentialist assumptions about Islamic violence.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0748637311
ISBN13:9780748637317
Release Date:July 2009
Publisher:Edinburgh University Press
Length:312 Pages
Weight:1.36 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"
Age Range:22 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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