Standing on an Isthmus Islamic Narratives on

Standing on and Isthmus examines how religious beliefs, commitments, and traditions shape social action such as promoting either violent or peaceful behavior by analyzing different Islamic interpretations of war and peace in Palestine and seeks to answer the question what is the best strategy to empower those groups and individuals that support a nonviolent Islamic approach to actively pursue a just peace for all parties involved?

S. Ayse Kadayifci-Orellana is assistant professor in the School of International Service at American University.

Preface and Acknowledgements	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Theoretical Reflections: Legitimacy, Conflict Resolution and Hermeneutics	p. 17
The Text: Legitimacy in the Palestinian Context	p. 45
The Text: Islam, War and Peace	p. 85
The Context: History of Effect	p. 127
The Context: Legitimating the Narrative of Peace and War in Palestine	p. 171
Non-Text: In Between Narratives	p. 209
Conclusion: Musalaha	p. 247
The Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement	p. 279
Bibliography	p. 303
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Standing on an Isthmus Islamic Narratives on Peace and War in Palestinian Territories

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