Contesting the Theological Foundations of Islamism and Violent Extremism

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Mansouri, Fethi (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Keskin, Zuleyha (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Middle East Today
• Subjects: Middle East-Politics and government.; Religion and politics.; Regionalism.; Terrorism.; Political violence.; Economic development.; Middle Eastern Politics.; Politics and Religion.; Terrorism and Political Violence.; Regional Development.

This edited volume discusses critically discursive claims about the theological foundations connecting Islam to certain manifestations of violent extremism. Such claims and associated debates become even more polarizing when images of violent acts of terrorism performed in the name of Islam circulat...