Meir Hatina: 3 books

Il tema del martirio nell’Islam viene qui inquadrato in un’ampia prospettiva storica che ne contestualizza le componenti ideologiche, simboliche, sociali e politiche, evitando di focalizzare l’attenzione sulle motivazioni personali degli attentatori suicidi, come spesso è accaduto negli studi...

The Islamic resurgence in modern times has received extensive treatment in scholarly literature. Most of this literature, however, deals with the concept of jihad and disputes between radicals and their rivals over theological and political issues, and far less with martyrdom and death. Moreover,...

Martyrdom in the Muslim world is increasingly integral to conversations about international security. Over the years, the beliefs around self-sacrifice have become key to understanding the Middle East and its political relationships with the West, although much of the conversation has been restricted...