| Uniform title | Djihad et la mort. English |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- 1. Jihadism and Terrorism: The Pursuit of Death -- The New Forms of Terrorism and Jihadism -- When Jihadism Replaces Jihad -- Terrorism as Excommunication and Suicide -- The New Radicals -- 2. Who Are the Radicals? -- The Terrorists' Profile -- Friends, Brothers, and Wives -- Youth Culture, Delinquency, and Rebellion -- Born Again or Convert -- The Lack of 'Objective' Causes -- The Connection with Middle East Conflicts -- 3. The Jihadi Imaginary: The Islamization of Radicalism |
| Contents |
What Role Does Islam Play in Radicalization?The Avenging Hero of the Suffering Muslim Community -- The Religion of Radicals: The Salafism Issue -- Youth Violence: Rebels in Search of a Cause -- 4. From the Shadow of Bin Laden to the Sun of ISIS -- The Myth of the 'Third Generation' of Terrorists and the New Global Jihad -- The Irruption of ISIS in the Middle East -- Islamized Spaces, Tribal Spaces -- The Specific Logic of Middle East Geostrategy -- Conclusion: Waiting for Al-Godot -- Notes -- Bibliography |
| Abstract |
In Jihad and Death, acclaimed political scientist Olivier Roy puts Islamic State in its proper context: that of other radical, millenialist groups. In doing so, he shows that the key factor driving young, disillusioned European Muslims to IS isn't Islam or religious fundamentalism, but nihilism. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-114) and index. |
| Source of description | Print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Roy, Olivier, 1949- Djihad et la mort. English. Jihad and death. New York : Oxford University Press, [2017] 9780190843632 |
| Genre/form | History. |
| ISBN | 9780190843649 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 0190843640 (electronic bk.) |
