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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Commins, David Dean, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Radicalism--Saudi Arabia.

Radicalism.

Wahhabiyah--Saudi Arabia.

Wahhabiyah.

Saudi Arabia--Religion.

Saudi Arabia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (276 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London : I.B. Tauris, 2016.

Summary:

"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 suggestible people to gain political influence. David Commins' book questions this assumption. He examines the debate on the nature of Wahhabism, and offers original findings on its ascendance in Saudi Arabia and 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 region, and draws conclusions which will concern all those who follow events in the Kingdom. The Wahhabi Mission and Saudi Arabia is essential reading for anyone interested in the Middle East and Islamic radicalism today."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

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.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781350988934

1350988936

9781838609528

1838609520

OCLC:

1099790751