LEADER 03776nam 22007691 450 001 9910498493403321 005 20200124110340.0 010 $a9780755609444 010 $a0755609441 010 $a9781848850149 010 $a184885014X 010 $a9781907904295 010 $a1907904298 024 7 $a10.5040/9780755609444 035 $a(CKB)2550000001289976 035 $a(EBL)1659086 035 $a(OCoLC)879550900 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000448324 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12211038 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000448324 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10384396 035 $a(PQKB)10360377 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001235546 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12442478 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001235546 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11232168 035 $a(PQKB)10666599 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1659086 035 $a(OCoLC)1140126785 035 $a(UtOrBLW)bpp09264836 035 $a(UtOrBLW)BP9780755609444BC 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001289976 100 $a20200131d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Wahhabi mission and Saudi Arabia /$fby David Commins 205 $aFirst edition. 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cI.B. Tauris,$d2005. 215 $a1 online resource (129 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 08$a9781904842941 311 08$a1904842941 311 08$a9781306731065 311 08$a1306731062 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreface -- 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. 330 $a"This book reveals the theories that inspire al-Qaeda. There is no other accessible book on the subject. This is the sect that threatens the stability of Saudi Arabia and the Middle East. Wahhabism has been generating controversy since it first emerged in Arabia in the 18th century. 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 suggestible people to gain political influence. David Commins' book questions this assumption. He examines the debate on the nature of Wahhabism, and offers original findings on its ascendance in Saudi Arabia and spread throughout other parts of the Muslim world such as Afghanistan and Pakistan. He also assesses the challenge that radical militants within Saudi Arabia pose to the region, and draws conclusions which will concern all those who follow events in the Kingdom. "The Wahhabi Mission and Saudi Arabia" is essential reading for anyone interested in the Middle East and Islamic radicalism today."--Bloomsbury Publishing. 606 $aIslam and politics$zSaudi Arabia 606 $aIslam and state$zSaudi Arabia 606 $aWahha?bi?yah$zSaudi Arabia 606 $aIslam$2BIC 607 $aSaudi Arabia$xPolitics and government 615 0$aIslam and politics 615 0$aIslam and state 615 0$aWahha?bi?yah 615 7$aIslam. 676 $a338.443 700 $aCommins$b David Dean$0657374 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910498493403321 996 $aThe Wahhabi mission and Saudi Arabia$92010165 997 $aUNINA