TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sheikh,Mona Kanwal
TI  - Guardians of God: inside the religious mind of the Pakistani Taliban 
SN  - 9780199087341 (ebook) :
AV  - DS389 
U1  - 954.91053 23
PY  - 2016///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Taliban
KW  - Pakistan
KW  - Islamic fundamentalism
KW  - Jihad
KW  - Religion
N1  - This edition previously issued in print: 2016; Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized
N2  - 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 order. Guiding us to a finer understanding of the Taliban worldview, Sheikh builds a case for dialogue with an enemy that may choose to lay down arms if its grievances are correctly understood
UR  - https://go.openathens.net/redirector/lords.parliament.uk?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199468249.001.0001
ER  -