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9780739111116

Standing on an Isthmus Islamic Narratives on Peace and War in Palestinian Territories

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  • ISBN13:

    9780739111116

  • ISBN10:

    0739111116

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2007-09-09
  • Publisher: Lexington Books
  • Purchase Benefits
List Price: $142.00

Summary

Standing on and Isthmus examines how religious beliefs, commitments, and traditions shape social action such as promoting either violent or peaceful behavior by analyzing different Islamic interpretations of war and peace in Palestine and seeks to answer the question what is the best strategy to empower those groups and individuals that support a nonviolent Islamic approach to actively pursue a just peace for all parties involved?

Author Biography

S. Ayse Kadayifci-Orellana is assistant professor in the School of International Service at American University.

Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgementsp. ix
Introductionp. 1
Theoretical Reflections: Legitimacy, Conflict Resolution and Hermeneuticsp. 17
The Text: Legitimacy in the Palestinian Contextp. 45
The Text: Islam, War and Peacep. 85
The Context: History of Effectp. 127
The Context: Legitimating the Narrative of Peace and War in Palestinep. 171
Non-Text: In Between Narrativesp. 209
Conclusion: Musalahap. 247
The Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movementp. 279
Bibliographyp. 303
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