Introduction: Unraveling the myths / Mohammed Ayoob and Hasan Kosebalaban Wahhabism : religious movement and political ideology ; Wahhabism and the question of religious tolerance / Natana J. DeLong-Bas Wahhabism as an ideology of state formation / Khalid S. al-Dakhil Contestation and authority in Wahhabi polemics / David Commins Wahhabism and the Saudi state ; Wahhabi origins of the contemporary Saudi state / John S. Habib The annexation of the Hijaz / William Ochsenwald State power, religious privilege, and myths about political reform / Gwenn Okruhlik Religious revivalism and its challenge to the Saudi regime / Toby Craig Jones Saudi-US relations ; A most improbable alliance : placing interests over ideology / Thomas W. Lippman Official Wahhabism and the sanctioning of Saudi-US relations / F. Gregory Gause III Conclusion ; The impact of the Wahhabi tradition / John O. Voll. | 
