Zusatztext [A] thoughtful analysis of America's War on Terror. The New Yorker Offers a very persuasive argument for the best way to counter jihadism. The Washington Post [Reza] Aslan dissects a complex subject (terrorism and globalization) and distills it with a mix of narrative writing! personal anecdotes! reportage and historical analysis. San Francisco Chronicle Aslan is not only a perspicuous! thoughtful interpreter of the Muslim world but also a subtle psychologist of the call to jihad. Los Angeles Times [A] meaty analysis of the rise of Jihadism . . . dispels common misconceptions of the War on Terror age. San Jose Mercury News It is Aslan's great gift to see things clearly! and to say them clearly! and in this important new work he offers us a way forward. He is prescriptive and passionate! and his book will make you think. Jon Meacham! Pulitzer Prizewinning author of American Lion Informationen zum Autor Reza Aslan (he/him) is a writer and scholar of religions. He lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife and 4 kids, so he knows a thing or 2 about trying to solve conflicts. Reza always wanted to be a writer. But his mom told him he had to get a "real job" first. So, he spent years at school earning a bunch of degrees so he could become a scholar of religions. Now, he gets to do both of those things: study religion and write books! A recipient of the prestigious James Joyce Award, Reza has written several internationally bestselling books, including the #1 New York Times Bestseller, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth. Reza is also an Emmy- and Peabody-nominated scholar and public intellectual who tries to help people make sense of the sometimes nonsensical things we all do in the name of religion and politics. Klappentext "A very persuasive argument for the best way to counter jihadism" (The Washington Post) from the bestselling author of Zealot and host of BelieverThe wars in the Middle East have become religious wars in which God is believed to be directly engaged on behalf of one side against the other. The hijackers who attacked America on September 11, 2001, thought they were fighting in the name of God. According to award-winning writer and scholar of religions Reza Aslan, the United States, by infusing the War on Terror with its own religiously polarizing rhetoric, is fighting a similar war-a war that can't be won. Beyond Fundamentalism is both an in-depth study of the ideology fueling militants throughout the Muslim world and an exploration of religious violence in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. At a time when religion and politics increasingly share the same vocabulary and function in the same sphere, Aslan writes that we must strip the conflicts of our world of their religious connotations and address the earthly grievances that always lie at its root. How do you win a religious war? By refusing to fight in one.Featuring new content and updated analysis • Originally published as How to Win a Cosmic War "[A] thoughtful analysis of America's War on Terror." -The New Yorker "Offers a very persuasive argument for the best way to counter jihadism."-The Washington Post "[Reza] Aslan dissects a complex subject (terrorism and globalization) and distills it with a mix of narrative writing, personal anecdotes, reportage and historical analysis."-San Francisco Chronicle "Aslan is not only a perspicuous, thoughtful interpreter of the Muslim world but also a subtle psychologist of the call to jihad."-Los Angeles Times "[A] meaty analysis of the rise of Jihadism . . . dispels common misconceptions of the War on Terror age."-San Jose Mercury News "It is Aslan's great gift to see things clearly, and to say them clearly, and in this important new work he offers us a way forward. He is prescri...

ldquo;[A] thoughtful analysis of America’s War on Terror.” —The New Yorker
 
“Offers a very persuasive argument for the best way to counter jihadism.”—The Washington Post

“[Reza] Aslan dissects a complex subject (terrorism and globalization) and distills it with a mix of narrative writing, personal anecdotes, reportage and historical analysis.”—***San Francisco Chronicle**

• “Aslan is not only a perspicuous, thoughtful interpreter of the Muslim world but also a subtle psychologist of the call to jihad.”—Los Angeles Times
   
  “[A] meaty analysis of the rise of Jihadism . . . dispels common misconceptions of the War on Terror age.”—***San Jose Mercury News
   
  *“It is Aslan’s great gift to see things clearly, and to say them clearly, and in this important new work he offers us a way forward. He is prescriptive and passionate, and his book will make you think.”—Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of *American Lion**

• Autorentext

  Reza Aslan (he/him) is a writer and scholar of religions. He lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife and 4 kids, so he knows a thing or 2 about trying to solve conflicts. Reza always wanted to be a writer. But his mom told him he had to get a "real job" first. So, he spent years at school earning a bunch of degrees so he could become a scholar of religions. Now, he gets to do both of those things: study religion and write books! A recipient of the prestigious James Joyce Award, Reza has written several internationally bestselling books, including the #1 New York Times Bestseller, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth. Reza is also an Emmy- and Peabody-nominated scholar and public intellectual who tries to help people make sense of the sometimes nonsensical things we all do in the name of religion and politics.

  Klappentext

  "A very persuasive argument for the best way to counter jihadism" (The Washington Post) from the bestselling author of Zealot and host of Believer The wars in the Middle East have become religious wars in which God is believed to be directly engaged on behalf of one side against the other. The hijackers who attacked America on September 11, 2001, thought they were fighting in the name of God. According to award-winning writer and scholar of religions Reza Aslan, the United States, by infusing the War on Terror with its own religiously polarizing rhetoric, is fighting a similar war-a war that can't be won. Beyond Fundamentalism is both an in-depth study of the ideology fueling militants throughout the Muslim world and an exploration of religious violence in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. At a time when religion and politics increasingly share the same vocabulary and function in the same sphere, Aslan writes that we must strip the conflicts of our world of their religious connotations and address the earthly grievances that always lie at its root. How do you win a religious war? By refusing to fight in one. Featuring new content and updated analysis • Originally published as How to Win a Cosmic War "[A] thoughtful analysis of America's War on Terror." -The New Yorker "Offers a very persuasive argument for the best way to counter jihadism."-The Washington Post "[Reza] Aslan dissects a complex subject (terrorism and globalization) and distills it with a mix of narrative writing, personal anecdotes, reportage and historical analysis."-San Francisco Chronicle "Aslan is not only a perspicuous, thoughtful interpreter of the Muslim world but also a subtle psychologist of the call to jihad."-Los Angeles Times "[A] meaty analysis of the rise of Jihadism . . . dispels common misconceptions of the War on Terror age."-San Jose Mercury News "It is Aslan's great gift to see things clearly, and to say them clearly, and in this important new work he offers us a way forward. He is prescriptive and passionate, and his book will make you think."-Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Lion

  Zusammenfassung

**“A very persuasive argum…