This volume introduces the concept of Islamist extremist 'master narratives' and offers a method for identifying and analyzing them. Drawing on rhetorical and narrative theories, the chapters examine thirteen master narratives and explain how extremists use them to solidify their base, recruit new m[...]

This title rejects the narrative of violence in Islam's history, not as a matter of fact - this narrative clearly exists, as Halverson demonstrates - but rather as a matter of choice, presenting peaceful nonviolence as a new way forward for Muslims. It explores the lives and teachings of Muslim scho[...]