The Rewards of Allah

Bibliographic Data

ID3918337
AuthorsDaniel L Smith (0000-0002-8328-8905, Loyola Marymount University, corresponding author)
Year1989
Volume26
Issue4
Pages385-398
Publication date1989-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Peace Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3433 • E-ISSN: 1460-3578
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0022343389026004005
OpenAlexW2120628241
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited20

`Let evil be rewarded with like evil. But he that forgives and seeks reconciliation shall be rewarded by Allah. He does not love those that do wrong...' Sura 42:40 `... come to terms with your opponent in good time while you are still on the way to the court...' Matthew 5:25 In the analysis of warfare and conflict, Peace Studies rarely directs attention to unique cultural symbolism and motifs that are critical elements of the popular support and perception of warfare. Conflicts are represented and perpetuated in the minds of participants according to the symbols and motifs of their culture and history. Meaningful traditions of strength and power, drawn from the cultural background of those involved, must be countered with positive symbols of reconciliation and coexistence that are not imposed by outside `mediators' or analysts, but drawn from the cultural identity of the people themselves. In this study, such symbols are located within the Jewish and Palestinian traditions. Detailed attention is given to the Palestinian ceremony of reconciliation known as the `Sulha', as an illustration of the kind of cultural analysis that Peace Studies must include within its areas of concern

Adversary · Aesthetics · Ceremony · Computer security · Epistemology · Identity (music) · Perception · Power (physics) · Sociology · Computer Science · History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology