Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Qur'an and Conquest 2. The "Greater Jihad" and the "Lesser Jihad" 3. The Crystallization of Jihad Theory: Crusade and Counter-Crusade 4. Jihad in Resistance and Renewal during the Nineteenth Century 5. Radical Islam and Contemporary Jihad Theory 6. Globalist Radical Islam and Martyrdom Operations Afterword Appendix: Some Translated Documents Timeline Glossary Notes Bibliography Index

About the Author

David Cook, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Rice University, is author of Studies in Muslim Apocalyptic (2002).

Reviews

"Stands out in its ability to extend readers' awareness of the breadth of Muslim writing about the topic." Intl Journal Of Middle East Stds (Ijmes)