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Lo, Mbaye.

Understanding Muslim discourse : language, tradition, and the message of Bin Laden / Mbaye Lo. - Lanham, MD : University Press of America, 2009. - 1 online resource (vi, 122 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 113-118) and index.

A socio-semiotic interpretation of Bin Laden -- Judging Bin Laden: the Qutb Connection -- Eavesdropping on Bin Laden: the Qatari of his age -- Bin Laden's Sudan: from Hijrah to Jihad -- The echo of Bin Laden.

This book provides an illustrated account of the major ideas currently in use within the Muslim discourse, and also examines the mechanics whereby Bin Laden's message has become popular, legitimate, and one of the most dominant voices in this discourse.


English.

ISBN: 9780761847496 (ebook) 0761847499 1283615703 9781283615709 9786613928153 6613928151 (paper ; alk. paper) (paper ; alk. paper)

Source: 0F362E0B-22FE-475B-9796-7483812BC518 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com

LCCN: 2020740173

Subjects--Personal Names:
Bin Laden, Osama, 1957-2011.
Bin Laden, Osama, 1957-2011.
Ibn-Lādin, Usāma.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Terrorists--Saudi Arabia--Biography.
Terrorism--Religious aspects--Islam.
Jihad.
Islam and state.
Terroristes--Arabie saoudite--Biographies.
Terrorisme--Aspect religieux--Islam.
Jihād.
Islam et État.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--General.
RELIGION--Islam--General.
Islam and state.
Jihad.
Terrorism--Religious aspects--Islam.
Terrorists.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Saudi Arabia.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biography
Electronic books.
Biographies.
Biographies.
Biographies.

LC Class. No.: HV6430.B55

Dewey Class. No.: 297