Jihad and Islam in World War I
This books investigates the background and nature of the Ottoman Jihad proclamation, but also its effects in the wider Middle East. It looks at the German hopes and British fears of a worldwide rising of Muslims in the colonial empires. It also discusses the fierce academic debates caused by the Jih...
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| Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden
Leiden University Press
2016
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| Series: | Debates on Islam and Society
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| Online Access: | DOAB: download the publication DOAB: description of the publication |
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| Summary: | This books investigates the background and nature of the Ottoman Jihad proclamation, but also its effects in the wider Middle East. It looks at the German hopes and British fears of a worldwide rising of Muslims in the colonial empires. It also discusses the fierce academic debates caused by the Jihad proclamation, in which the 1915 manifesto of Leiden Islam scholar Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje ("Holy War Made in Germany") played a key role. This title was made Open Access by libraries from around the world through Knowledge Unlatched. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 electronic resource (352 p.) |
| ISBN: | OAPEN_605452 9789087282509 9789087282394 9789400602335 |
| Access: | Open Access |