Violence in Islamic Thought from the Mongols to European Imperialism

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Violence in Islamic Thought from the Mongols to European Imperialism is written by Istvan Kristo-Nagy and published by Edinburgh University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1474413021 (ISBN 10) and 9781474413022 (ISBN 13).

The violent conquest of the eastern part of the lands under Muslim rule by the Mongols marked a new period in the history of Islamic civilisation and in attitudes towards violence. This volume examines the various intellectual and cultural reactions of Muslim thinkers to these events, both within and without the territories subjected to Mongol control. Each chapter examines how violent acts were assessed by Muslim intellectuals, analysing both changes and continuity within Islamic thought over time. Each chapter is structured around a case study in which violent acts are justified or condemned, revealing the variety of attitudes to violence in the medieval period. They are framed by a detailed introduction, focusing on theoretical perspectives on violence and religion and their application, or otherwise, to medieval Islam.