Religion and politics in Saudi Arabia:Wahhabism and the state
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Lynne Rienner Publishers,
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Publisher Address: | Boulder, Colo. |
Publication Dates: | 2009. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | vii, 189 p.: ; 24 cm. |
ISBN: |
1588266370 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9781588266378 (hbk.) |
Index Number: | D738 |
CLC: | D738.463 |
Call Number: | D738.463/R382 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-176) and index. 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. Ayoob (international relations, Michigan State U.) and Kosebalaban (political science, Lake Forest College) and 10 contributors take issue with what appears to be a commonly-held belief that Wahhabism was the determining factor in the September 11. |