Lewis, Bernard
Crisis of Islam : holy war and unholy terror The crisis of Islam Bernard Lewis - Modern Library ed. - New York Modern Library 2003. - 184 p. 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Maps
Introduction
The crisis of Islam
I. Defining Islam
II. The house of war
III. From crusaders to imperialists
IV. Discovering America
V. Satan and the Soviets
VI. Double Standards
VII. A failure of modernity
VIII. The marriage of Saudi Power and Wahhabi teaching
IX. The rise of terrorism
Afterword
Notes
Index
"The Crisis of Islam ranges widely through thirteen centuries of history, but in particular it charts the key events of the twentieth century leading up to the violent confrontations of today: the creation of the state of Israel, the Cold War, the Iranian Revolution, the Soviet defeat in Afghanistan, the Gulf War, and the September 11 attacks on the United States." "While hostility toward the West has a long and varied history in the lands of Islam, its current concentration on America is new. So too is the cult of the suicide bomber. Brilliantly disentangling the crosscurrents of Middle Eastern history from the rhetoric of its manipulators, Bernard Lewis helps us understand the reasons for the increasingly dogmatic rejection of modernity by many in the Muslim world in favor of a return to a sacred past. Based on his George Polk Award-winning article for The New Yorker, The Crisis of Islam is essential reading for anyone who wants to know what Usama bin Ladin represents and why his murderous message resonates so widely in the Islamic world."--Jacket
0679642811 (acid-free)
2002045219
Jihad.
Terrorism--Religious aspects--Islam.
War--Religious aspects--Islam.
Islamic fundamentalism.
Islam and politics.
BP182 / .L48 2003
297.72 Lew 8
Crisis of Islam : holy war and unholy terror The crisis of Islam Bernard Lewis - Modern Library ed. - New York Modern Library 2003. - 184 p. 21 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Maps
Introduction
The crisis of Islam
I. Defining Islam
II. The house of war
III. From crusaders to imperialists
IV. Discovering America
V. Satan and the Soviets
VI. Double Standards
VII. A failure of modernity
VIII. The marriage of Saudi Power and Wahhabi teaching
IX. The rise of terrorism
Afterword
Notes
Index
"The Crisis of Islam ranges widely through thirteen centuries of history, but in particular it charts the key events of the twentieth century leading up to the violent confrontations of today: the creation of the state of Israel, the Cold War, the Iranian Revolution, the Soviet defeat in Afghanistan, the Gulf War, and the September 11 attacks on the United States." "While hostility toward the West has a long and varied history in the lands of Islam, its current concentration on America is new. So too is the cult of the suicide bomber. Brilliantly disentangling the crosscurrents of Middle Eastern history from the rhetoric of its manipulators, Bernard Lewis helps us understand the reasons for the increasingly dogmatic rejection of modernity by many in the Muslim world in favor of a return to a sacred past. Based on his George Polk Award-winning article for The New Yorker, The Crisis of Islam is essential reading for anyone who wants to know what Usama bin Ladin represents and why his murderous message resonates so widely in the Islamic world."--Jacket
0679642811 (acid-free)
2002045219
Jihad.
Terrorism--Religious aspects--Islam.
War--Religious aspects--Islam.
Islamic fundamentalism.
Islam and politics.
BP182 / .L48 2003
297.72 Lew 8