Public violence in Islamic societies : power, discipline, and the construction of the public sphere, 7th-19th centuries C.E. / edited by Christian Lange and Maribel Fierro.

This exploration of the role of violence in the history of Islamic societies considers the subject particularly in the context of its implementation as a political strategy to claim power over the public sphere. Violence, both among Muslims and between Muslims and non-Muslims, has been the object of...

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Other Authors: Lange, Christian, 1975-, Fierro, Ma. Isabel (María Isabel)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2009.
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