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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Commins, David Dean, author.

Standardized Title:

Wahhabi mission and Saudi Arabia

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wahhābīyah--Saudi Arabia.

Wahhābīyah.

Saudi Arabia.

Islam and state--Saudi Arabia.

Islam and state.

Islam and politics--Saudi Arabia.

Islam and politics.

Saudi Arabia--Politics and government.

Politics and government.

Physical Description:

xxv, 276 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm

Edition:

Revised paperback edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2016.

Summary:

"David Commins ... examines the debate on the nature of Wahhabism, and offers original findings on its ascendance in Saudi Arabia and its spread throughout other parts of the Muslim world such as Afghanistan and Pakistan. He also assesses the challenge that radical militants within Saudi Arabia pose to the regions, as well as highlighting the new developments in Wahhabism in recent years, most notably its emergence in the radical Islamist movement ISIS."--Page 4 of cover.

Contents:

Preface to the new edition

Preface to the paperback edition

Preface

Map of Arabia

Introduction

Islam began as a stranger and will return as a stranger

Holding fast against idolatry

Abd al-Aziz ibn Saud and the taming of Wahhabi zeal

Wahhabism in modern state

The Wahhabi mission and Islamic revivalism

Challenges to Wahhabi hegemony

Conclusion

Al al-Sheikh

Chronology

Glossary.

Notes:

"First published in paperback 2009 and hardback in 2006 by I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd. as The Wahhabi mission and Saudi Arabia"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-269) and index.

ISBN:

9781784536824

1784536822

OCLC:

960965697