Religion and politics in Saudi Arabia Wahhabism and the state / edited by Mohammed Ayoob, Hasan Kosebalaban.

Other author Ayoob, Mohammed, 1942-
Other author Kosebalaban, Hasan.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBoulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers,
Descriptionvii, 189 p. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Twentieth Century Religious Thought, Volume 2: Islam
Subjects
Islam and state--Saudi Arabia.
Islam and politics--Saudi Arabia.
Wahhābīyah--Saudi Arabia.

Contents 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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 169-176) and index.
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LCCN 2008025410
ISBN1588266370 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9781588266378 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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