The resurgence of Jihad and the specter of religious populism

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The extreme forms of religious populism, 'the global jihad', are examined to understand the concept of contemporary religious populism. The results have indicated that despite strong rhetorical similarities between the most prominent forms of religious populism, both at home and abroad, crucial differences are present in their political effects.

United States, Public affairs, Social aspects, Analysis, Religious aspects, Populism

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Modern Jihad: the Islamist Crusade

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A comparison between the roots of the medieval Christian Crusades and of the modern Islamist Jihad is presented. The Crusades and the modern Jihad represent wars of aggression against a dominant economic power.

Comparative analysis, Crusades

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