New Approaches to the Analysis of Jihadism Online and Offline

Jihadism has been an important issue of public discussions since 9/11. Internet media have been used by Jihadis as means of communication, propaganda, recruitment, and even training purposes. In this volume, the processes of interaction on Jihadi internet sites are analysed. Particular attention lays on the mechanisms of spread of propaganda via the internet by diverse technical means. The proc…

Constructs of Meaning and Religious Transformation Current Issues in the Psy…

One of the major trends in the psychology of religion is the growing interest in religious and spiritual meaning making in relation to religious and spiritual transformation processes, notably as the aftermath of traumatic experiences and in situations of crisis, stress or disease when personal well-being is at stake and coping activities and skills are enhanced. This volume covers this broad a…

World Wide Warriors BOOK 2019 World Wide Warriors How Jihadis Operate Online

The contributions of this volume aim at a new, evidence based approach to Jihadism studies. What is the structure of Jihadi online communication and the dissemination of operational material online? Which errors were made by conventional Jihadism research? Which programs, apps, etc. use Jihadis to further their online communication? Next to these questions the contributors discuss the evident i…

Islamic Reformism and Christianity A Critical Reading of the Works of Muhamm…

Drawing on newly-discovered archival materials, the study offers a comprehensive and critical reading of the polemics of Sheikh RashÄ«d Riá¸?Ä? and his associates on Christianity in al-ManÄ?r, and their fascinating encounters with Arab Christians and Christian missionary movements

Early Buddhist Transmission and Trade Networks Mobility and Exchange Within …

This book examines catalysts for Buddhist formation in ancient South Asia and expansion throughout and beyond the northwestern Indian subcontinent to Central Asia by investigating symbiotic relationships between networks of religious mobility and trade.

The Earliest History of the Christian Gathering Origin, Development and Cont…

Using recent insights into the nature of early Christian communities as religious associations, this book offers a new reconstruction of the origins and development of the weekly Christian gathering and its constitutive elements; based on an analysis of all available evidence from the first three centuries.

Documents and the History of the Early Islamic World

Historians have long lamented the lack of contemporary documentary sources for the Islamic middle ages and the inhibiting effect this has had on our understanding of this critically important period. Although the field is richly served by surviving evidence, much of it is hard to locate, difficult to access, and philologically intractable. Presenting a mixture of historical studies and new edit…

The Religious Identity of Young Muslim Women in Berlin An Ethnographic Study

The Religious Identity of Young Muslim Women in Berlin offers an in-depth ethnographic account of Muslim youth's religious identity formation and their engagement with Islam in everyday life. Focusing on Muslim women in the organisation MJD in Germany, it provides a deeper understanding of processes related to immigration, transnationalism, the transformation of identifications and the reconstr…

A History of Christianity in Indonesia

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Religious minorities, integration and the State / État, minorités religieus…

Judaism, Christianity and Islam have coexisted in Europe for over 1300 years. The three monotheistic faiths differ in demography, in the moment of their arrival on the continent and in the unequal relations they maintain with power: Christianity was chosen by a large number of inhabitants and became — in spite of important differences according to place and time —a religion of state. The or…