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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Christoph GuntherPublisher: Berghahn Books Imprint: Berghahn Books ISBN: 9781800732667ISBN 10: 180073266 Pages: 220 Publication Date: 14 January 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList of Figures Acknowledgements Notes on Translations and Transliteration Introduction Chapter 1. Entrepreneurs of Identity and the Sectarianization of Iraq and Syria Chapter 2. The Caliphate Chapter 3. Iconography and Iconoclasm Conclusion Glossary of Frequently Used Arabic terms References IndexReviewsAn excellent study of a contemporary politico-religious movement, which readers, including those who follow current events, will find informative and provocative. The author provides a sophisticated analysis of topical issues such as Sunni-Shii differences, sectarianism, nationalism, and identity politics. * Lois Beck, Washington University In Saint Louis This book provides a valuable new perspective on the Islamic State by exploring how its ideologues, as 'entrepreneurs of identity', sought to construct and authorize categories of social identity in order to offer existential and ontological security to its sympathizers. * Pieter Nanninga, University of Groningen Author InformationChristoph Gunther is the Principal Investigator of the junior research group Jihadism on the Internet: Images and Videos, Their Dissemination and Appropriation in the Department of Anthropology and African Studies at the University of Mainz. His recent publications include the co-edited Jihadi Audiovisuality and its Entanglements: Meanings, Aesthetics, Appropriations (Edinburgh University Press, 2020). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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