Challenging the Caliphate : Wahhabism and Mahdism in the late Ottoman empire / Ömer Koçyiğit, Leiden University.
| Author/creator | Koçyiğit, Ömer author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026. |
| Description | xi, 294 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Travel of ideas in the age of steam and print |
| Portion of title | Wahhabism and Mahdism in the late Ottoman empire |
| Series | The global Middle East ; Global Middle East (Cambridge, England) ; 36. |
| Contents | Part I: The caliphate and its dissenters -- 1. The caliphate: The Ottoman state as the guardian of Islam -- 2. Wahhabism and Mahdism: Two rebellious movements -- 3. Wahhabism as a local matter in the age of caravans and manuscripts -- Part II: Ottoman ideological reactions to Wahhabism and Mahdism in the age of steam and print -- 4. The ideological reactions of the centre to Wahhabism -- 5. The Ottoman midnset versus Sudanese Mahdism -- Part III: Ottoman political measures targeting two rebellious movements -- 6. Maintaining public order: The surveillance of mobility -- Censoring the "pernicious publications" of Wahhabism and Mahdism. |
| Review | "Examining the role of steam transportation and print culture in shaping Ottoman centre-periphery relations, this study offers fresh insights into the modern Muslim word. Through rich archival research, Ömer Koçyiğit examines the circulation of ideas of the Caliphate, Wahhabism and Mahdism in a global context"-- Provided by publisher. |
| General note | Revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Leiden University, 2020, under the title: The travel of ideas in the age of steam and print : the Ottoman Caliphate versus Wahhabism and Mahdism. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version http://id.loc.gov/entities/relationships/onlineversion Koçyiğit, Ömer, 1987- Challenging the Caliphate Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2025 9781009663441 |
| LCCN | 2025027058 |
| ISBN | 9781009663496 |
| ISBN | 1009663496 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9781009663465 paperback |
| ISBN | 1009663461 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
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