The Jihād of the Caliphs and the First Battles of Islam: Memory, Legitimization and Holy War, from Cordoba to Tinmal
This paper analyzes how the memorialization and commemoration of early conflicts in Islamic history influenced the performance and legitimization of jihād, especially on the part of caliphs who ruled in the Islamic West. Jihād is defined here as an ideology, a discursive tool that appealed to accept...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Columbia University Libraries
2018-11-01
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| Series: | Al-'Usur al-Wusta |
| Online Access: | https://journals.library.columbia.edu/index.php/alusur/article/view/6856 |