Джихад меча: традиционные и экстремистские интерпретации в современном обществе

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Н.С. Кузьменко
10 Гуманитарный вестник # 2·2017
Jihad of the sword: Traditional
and extremist interpretations in contemporary society
© N.S. Kuzmenko
V.I. Vernadskiy Crimean Federal University (Taurida Academy),
Simferopol, 295007, Russia
The article compares interpretation of the “jihad of the sword” concept by theorists of
middle-of-the-road version of Islam and ideologists of extremist organizations. A revised
definition of the “jihad of the sword” is introduced on the basis of generalization of ma-
terials on the subject. The wrongfulness of conducting jihad of the sword by terrorist
groups is substantiated. It is alleged that the term jihad must be used with reference to its
particular type in order to separate armed confrontation from peaceful manifestations of
the phenomenon.
Keywords: jihad of the sword, traditional Islam, jihad, terrorist ideology
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