Title The genealogy of terror : how to distinguish between Islam, Islamism and Islamist extremism / Matthew L.N. Wilkinson

Published Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2019 ©2019

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 235 pages) : illustrations Series Law and religion Law and religion (Series) (Routledge (Firm)) Contents Why this book is needed -- The roots of Islam, Islamism and Islamist extremism : the historical fault lines of Islam -- The worldviews of Islam, Islamism, and Islamist extremism -- Basic beliefs, practices and characteristic themes of Islam, Islamism and Islamist extremism -- Mainstream Islam : the people, texts and contexts -- Islamism : the people, texts and contexts -- The genealogy of terror : the people, texts and contexts of violent Islamist extremism -- A second age of extremes or a second age of enlightenment? Summary "In the first two decades of the twenty-first century, the events of 9/11, 7/7, the War on Terror and the Caliphate and atrocities of the so-called Islamic State have dominated Western consciousness and wreaked havoc in parts of the Muslim-majority world. In their wake, a spate of books has been written explaining the phenomenon of Islamist radicalisation and Jihadism. Nevertheless, for normal citizens, as well as scholars of religion and legal professionals, the crucial question remains unanswered: how is mainstream Islam different from both Islamism and the Islamist Extremism that is used to justify terrorist violence? In this highly original book, which draws upon the author's experience as an expert witness in Islamic theology in in 26 counter-terrorism trials, the author uses idea of the Worldview, as well as traditional Islamic theology, to answer this question. The book explains not only what Mainstream Islam, Ideological Islamism and Islamist Extremism are in their broad philosophical characteristics and theological particulars; but also explains comprehensively how and why they are both superficially related and yet essentially and fundamentally different. In so doing, the book also illuminates the cast of characters and the development of their ideas that constitute Mainstream Islam, Ideological Islamism, and the Non-violent and Violent Islamist Extremists who constitute the Genealogy of Terror."--Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Islam. Islamic fundamentalism. Terrorism -- Religious aspects -- Islam. Islam Islam. Islam Islamic fundamentalism Terrorism -- Religious aspects -- Islam Form Electronic book ISBN 9781315514451 1315514451 9781315514437 1315514435

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