The Shade of Swords: Jihad and the Conflict Between Islam and Christianity

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ISBN: 9780203402108 | 0203402103
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Copyright: 5/3/2002

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From Muhammed to the Ottoman empires and the modern struggle for Palestine, Akbar's story explains how Jihad thrives on complex and shifting notions of persecution, victory and sacrifice and the Muslim control over this phenomenon.

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Acknowledgements	p. ix
Preface	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xv
Chapter and Verse	p. 1
The Joys of Death: a Bargain with Allah	p. 12
Rebellions in the Dark of the Night	p. 26
A Map of Islam	p. 40
Circle of Hell	p. 52
Allah! Muhammad! Saladin!	p. 67
The Doors of Europe	p. 83
Jihad in the East: a Crescent Over Delhi	p. 99
The Holy Sea: Pepper and Power	p. 113
The Bargain Goes Sour	p. 131
The Wedge and the Gate	p. 145
History as Anger, Jihad as Non-Violence	p. 160
Islam in Danger Zone	p. 177
Jinnah Redux and the Age of Osama	p. 189
Glossary	p. 214
A Suggested Reading List	p. 218
Thumbnail Sketches	p. 228
Index	p. 251
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The Shade of Swords: Jihad and the Conflict Between Islam and Christianity

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