Contesting the Saudi State (Hardcover)

Madawi Al-Rasheed

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Language: English

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2006

0521858364 / 9780521858366

Series: Book 14 of 51 - Cambridge Middle East Studies

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Hardcover. The terms Wahhabi or Salafi are seen as interchangeable and frequently misunderstood by outsiders. However, as Madawi al-Rasheed explains in a fascinating exploration of Saudi Arabia in the twenty-first century, even Saudis do not agree on their meaning. Under the influence of mass education, printing, new communication technology, and global media, they are forming their own conclusions and debating religion and politics in traditional and novel venues, often violating official taboos and the conservative values of the Saudi society. Drawing on classical religious sources, contemporary readings and interviews, Al-Rasheed presents an ethnography of consent and contest, exploring the fluidity of the boundaries between the religious and political. Bridging the gap between text and context, the author also examines how states and citizens manipulate religious discourse for purely political ends, and how this manipulation generates unpredictable reactions whose control escapes those who initiated them. In Saudi Arabia there are now open debates about religion and politics, often in violation of official taboos. Madawi Al-Rasheed explores this phenomenon, and how, in consequence and with the rise of multiple interpretations of religious texts, the traditional Wahhabi discourse is losing its hold on the new generation. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Title
Contesting the Saudi State (Hardcover)
Author
Madawi Al-Rasheed
Publisher
Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
Publication year
2006
Condition
new
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
ISBN 10
0521858364
ISBN 13
9780521858366
Series
Book 14 of 51: Cambridge Middle East Studies

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