Guardians of God inside the religious mind of the Pakistani Taliban /
This work explains how the Taliban, who view themselves as guardians of God, think it is their holy mission to protect Islam from the armies of the 'wrong' faiths. Paradoxically, their violent defence of the sacred encompasses worldly concerns such as social justice, peace, and political o...
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Main Author: |
Sheikh, Mona Kanwal, |
Other Authors: |
Oxford Scholarship Online. |
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eBook
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Language: |
English
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Published: |
New Delhi :
Oxford University Press,
2016.
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Physical Description: |
1 online resource : map (black and white)
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Edition: |
First edition. |
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