Militant Islam

<p>Militant Islam provides a sociological framework for understanding the rise and character of recent Islamic militancy. It takes a systematic approach to the phenomenon and includes analysis of cases from around the world comparisons with militancy in other religions and their causes and consequences.</p><p>The sociological concepts and theories examined in the book include those associated with social closure social movements nationalism risk fear and ‘de-civilising’. These are applied within three main themes; characteristics of militant Islam multi-layered causes and the consequences of militancy in particular Western reactions within the ‘war on terror’. Interrelationships between religious and secular behaviour ‘terrorism’ and ‘counter-terrorism’ popular support and opposition are explored. Through the examination of examples from across Muslim societies and communities the analysis challenges the popular tendency to concentrate upon ‘al-Qa’ida’ and the Middle East.</p><p>This book will be of interest to students of Sociology Political Science and International Relations in particular those taking courses on Islam religion terrorism political violence and related regional studies.</p>