Jihad and Islam in World War I : studies on the Ottoman Jihad on the centenary of Snouck Hurgronje's "Holy war made in Germany" / edited by Erik-Jan Zürcher.

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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Corporate Author: Jihad and other uses of Islam in World War I: instrumentalization of religion by the Ottoman Empire, its allies and its enemies (Conference)
Other Authors: Zürcher, Erik Jan (Editor)
Format: Conference Proceeding Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Leiden] : Leiden University Press, 2016.
Series:Debates on Islam and society.
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