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

"This book is important to current political and religious discourse on the role of Islam in today's world, and increases our understanding of the seemingly odd behaviors we observe through the media. A tremendous contribution." - Reuven Firestone, author of Jihad: The Origin of Holy War in Islam"