A Genealogy of Evil: Anti-Semitism from Nazism to Islamic Jihad

by David Patterson

• ISBN13: 9780521132619
• ISBN10: 0521132614
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-10-18
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Based on scrutiny of sources from Nazi and Jihadist ideologues, David Patterson argues that Jihadist anti-Semitism stems from Nazi ideology.

Author Biography

David Patterson is Hillel Feinberg Chair in Holocaust Studies at the University of Texas at Dallas. He has also taught at the University of Memphis, Oklahoma State University, and the University of Oregon. He is the author of numerous books, including, most recently, Sounding the Depths of the Soul (2009), Jewish-Christian Dialogue: Drawing Honey from the Rock (with Alan L. Berger, 2008), and Overcoming Alienation: A Kabbalistic Reflection on the Five Levels of the Soul (2008). His Writings have also appeared in many journals and anthologies on philosophy, literature, Judaism, the Holocaust, and education.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xv
Introduction: The Essence of the Jihadist Evil	p. 1
Nazi Ideology and Jihadist Echoes	p. 15
Modern Jihadist Ideological Foundations	p. 45
The Nazi Seed in Islamic Soil	p. 91
The Evil Spreads: The Muslim Brotherhood	p. 125
Jihadist Brothers: The Sudanese National Islamic Front, Islamic Jihad, and Hamas	p. 147
"Religious" Offshoots: The Islamic Revolution, Hezbollah, and AI-Qaeda	p. 182
"Secular" Offshoots: The Baath Party and the PLO	p. 223
Concluding Thoughts: Humanity's Need for Israel	p. 254
Bibliography	p. 271
Index	p. 285
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