The mission and the kingdom : Wahhabi power behind the Saudi throne /

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"In the wake of September 11th instant theories have emerged that try to root Osama Bin Laden's attacks on Wahhabism. Muslim critics have dismissed this conservative interpretation of Islam that is the official creed of Saudi Arabia as an unorthodox innovation that manipulated a suggestibl...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Commins, David Dean (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London : I.B. Tauris, 2016.
Subjects:
Wahhābīyah > Saudi Arabia.
Islam and state > Saudi Arabia.
Islam and politics > Saudi Arabia.
Islam et État > Arabie saoudite.
RELIGION > Islam > General.
Islam and politics
Islam and state
Politics and government
Wahhābīyah
Saudi Arabia > Politics and government.
Arabie saoudite > Politique et gouvernement.
Saudi Arabia
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Map of Arabia
  • Introduction
  • Islam Began as a Stranger and Will Return a Stranger
  • Holding Fast Against Idolatry
  • Abd al-Aziz ibn Saud and the Taming of Wahhabi Zeal
  • Wahhabism in a Modern State
  • The Wahhabi Mission and Islamic Revivalism
  • Challenges to Wahhabi Hegemony
  • Conclusion
  • Al al-Sheikh
  • Chronology
  • Glossary
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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