The mind of jihad /

The mind of jihad / Laurent Murawiec. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008. - viii, 342 s. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Introduction -- "We love death". "An elite of amoral supermen". The gnostic mahdi -- Manichean tribalism -- The odd pedigree of modern jihad -- The mutated virus : "Islamic revolution". Jihad as terror -- Conclusion.

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Terrorism--Religious aspects--Islam.
Jihad.
Islam and world politics.
Islamic fundamentalism.

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