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

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

"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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Main Author: Commins, David Dean (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : I.B. Tauris, 2016.
Subjects:
Wahhābīyah > Saudi Arabia.
Islam and state > Saudi Arabia.
Islam and politics > Saudi Arabia.
RELIGION > Islam > General.
Islam and politics
Islam and state
Politics and government
Wahhābīyah
Saudi Arabia > Politics and government.
Saudi Arabia
Online Access:Click for online access
Uniform Title:Wahhabi mission and Saudi Arabia
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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