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REL 309. Jihad in Islamic Traditions

3.00
This course examines jihad as it is debated and sanctioned throughout Islamic history. Jihad means ‘struggle’ and various Muslim interpreters have defined this struggle in two ways: some have claimed it encompasses violent, militaristic conflict, while others have emphasized the inner, spiritual struggle of an individual to follow God. This course traces how Muslims have interpreted this dual sense of jihad in diverse historical and cultural contexts, thereby laying the foundation to analyze the expression of jihad in the contemporary world.