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"If you can, kill and, if you cannot, die!": the development of the concept of martyrdom in Islam
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posted on 2021-11-11, 08:41 authored by Boyer, CharlotteThis study will provide a framework for understanding the concept of martyrdom in Islam and the development of the 'suicide bomber' as a form of martyrdom. I will argue that 'suicide bombing' as a form of martyrdom is not a simple development of traditional jurisprudential concepts of martyrdom or jihad, for either the Shi'a or the Sunni tradition. Its introduction as a form of martyrdom is due to the reinterpretation of Shi'a revivalist martyrdom ideologies into Sunni revivalist jihad ideologies. It is 'suicide bombings" martyrological origin within a Shi'a concept of'political martyrdom' that is responsible for the transformative nature of'suicide bombing' use as a tactic.
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2006-01-01Date of Award
2006-01-01Publisher
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of WellingtonRights License
Author Retains CopyrightDegree Discipline
Religious StudiesDegree Grantor
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of WellingtonDegree Level
MastersDegree Name
Master of ArtsVictoria University of Wellington Item Type
Awarded Research Masters ThesisLanguage
en_NZVictoria University of Wellington School
School of Art History, Classics and Religious StudiesAdvisors
Morris, Paul; Buehler, ArtUsage metrics
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IslamMartyrdomSchool: School of Art History, Classics and Religious Studies220499 Religion and Religious Studies not elsewhere classifiedMarsden: 440205 Islamic StudiesDegree Discipline: Religious StudiesDegree Level: MastersDegree Name: Master of ArtsReligion and Religious Studies not elsewhere classified
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