ISBN:
1588266370
,
9781588266378
Language:
English
Pages:
VII, 189 S.
,
24 cm
DDC:
297.8/14
Keywords:
Islam and state
;
Islam and politics
;
Wahhābīyah
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Saudi-Arabien
;
Wahhabiten
;
Politik
;
Geschichte
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index. - Formerly CIP
,
Introduction: Unraveling the myths
,
Wahhabism : religious movement and political ideology ; Wahhabism and the question of religious tolerance
,
Wahhabism as an ideology of state formation
,
Contestation and authority in Wahhabi polemics
,
Wahhabism and the Saudi state ; Wahhabi origins of the contemporary Saudi state
,
The annexation of the Hijaz
,
State power, religious privilege, and myths about political reform
,
Religious revivalism and its challenge to the Saudi regime
,
Saudi-US relations ; A most improbable alliance : placing interests over ideology
,
Official Wahhabism and the sanctioning of Saudi-US relations
,
Conclusion ; The impact of the Wahhabi tradition
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