Scholars, most from Europe and the US but some from Islamic countries, present primary and secondary material on the theory and practice of jihad and the treatment of non-Muslims in conquered territories. They consider the Qur'an and Hadith, classical writings of Muslim theologians and jurists, 20th-century overviews, various regions, jihad slavery, and Muslim and non-Muslim chronicles and eyewitnesses accounts. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)