posted on 2021-11-11, 08:41authored byBoyer, Charlotte
This study will provide a framework for understanding the concept of martyrdom in Islam and the development of the 'suicide bomber' as a form of martyrdom. I will argue that 'suicide bombing' as a form of martyrdom is not a simple development of traditional jurisprudential concepts of martyrdom or jihad, for either the Shi'a or the Sunni tradition. Its introduction as a form of martyrdom is due to the reinterpretation of Shi'a revivalist martyrdom ideologies into Sunni revivalist jihad ideologies. It is 'suicide bombings" martyrological origin within a Shi'a concept of'political martyrdom' that is responsible for the transformative nature of'suicide bombing' use as a tactic.
History
Copyright Date
2006-01-01
Date of Award
2006-01-01
Publisher
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
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Author Retains Copyright
Degree Discipline
Religious Studies
Degree Grantor
Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
Degree Level
Masters
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Victoria University of Wellington Item Type
Awarded Research Masters Thesis
Language
en_NZ
Victoria University of Wellington School
School of Art History, Classics and Religious Studies