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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.
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""The history of the Wahhabis' close, loyal alliance with the ancestors of the present Saudi royal family has been recounted in fascinating, and persuasive detail by David Commins. His conclusion is no less startling as it is important, that Wahhabi hegemony over regional religious culture is in jeopardy; its credibility debased, possibly no longer able to buttress the Saudi dynasty's legitimacy. Whatever their future, the story of the Wahhabis has been told with authority and clarity by Commins in this absorbing book.""--David Waines, Professor of Islamic Studies, Lancaster University ""An erudite account of Wahhabism's historical development from its early beginnings till the present day."" -- Paul Aarts, Middle East Journal
About the Author:
David Commins is Professor of History at Dickinson College. He was a visiting scholar at the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies in Riyadh. He is the author of Islamic Reform: Politics and Change in Late Ottoman Syria (1990) and Historical Dictionary of Syria (2004).
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- PublisherI.B. Tauris
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 1845110803
- ISBN 13 9781845110802
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages288
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