ISIS's and secular justifications for violence : the sacred as a justifying tool

Following the establishment of the so-called Caliphate, global mainstream discourse portrayed ISIS as a terrorist organization that justifies violence in a uniquely Islamic manner. This paper joins the circle of academic studies which challenge this misconception and claims that, contrary to the com...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Aida Mihaela Arosoaie
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/69793