War and Peace in Islam

1. Introduction: Framework of Analysis and Setting the Questions
S. M. Farid Mirbagheri

2. Islamic Discourses: Definitions and Background
S. M. Farid Mirbagheri

3. Contextualising Islam or Islamicising Context: Debates on the Role of Islam in Politics
S. M. Farid Mirbagheri

4. The Concepts of War and Peace and Their Comparative Positions in an Islamic Context
S. M. Farid Mirbagheri

5. The Question of Jihad
S. M. Farid Mirbagheri

6. Current Conflicts and Muslim and Islamist States: Two Contemporary Cases
S. M. Farid Mirbagheri

7. Conclusion
S. M. Farid Mirbagheri

8. Postscript: A Few Words on the Sweeping Changes in the Middle East
S. M. Farid Mirbagheri

Keywords: Political Science and International Relations, Middle Eastern Politics, International Relations, Conflict Studies, Terrorism and Political Violence, Political Theory, Political Science