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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Peter Mandaville (Professor, Professor, Georgetown University)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc ISBN: 9780197532560ISBN 10: 019753256 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 01 February 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Forthcoming Availability: To order  Table of ContentsReviewsTransnational religious activity emanating from Saudi Arabia is extremely controversial. But it is also complex and resistant to solid empirical study until now. Bringing together a multinational team, and based on research in a dozen locations, this volume provides a deep, expert, and comprehensive look at a vital but previously impenetrable topic. * Nathan Brown, Author of Arguing Islam after the Revival of Arab Politics * A well-researched and comprehensive volume on Saudi religious transnationalism. An impressive list of experts document and analyze the complex story of Saudi relentless efforts to export its Wahhabi religion around the globe. A great contribution to the controversy that erupted after 9/11 and the role of Saudi Wahhabi religious discourse and funding of global institutions, blamed for terrorism. * Madawi Al-Rasheed, Visiting Professor at the Middle East Centre, LSE and Fellow of the British Academy * Mandaville's timely and important volume brings together uniquely qualified scholars providing nuanced analyses of Saudi Arabia's religious transnationalism. Offering an essential corrective to simplistic stereotypes of global Wahhabi influence, Wahhabism and the World guides readers through the complexities and dynamic nature of Saudi Arabia's global religious engagement. The chapters explore the rationales, impacts, and ongoing evolution of religious activities supported by the kingdom in critical areas around the world, focusing particularly on issues of religious tolerance and human rights. * Tamara Sonn, Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani Professor in the History of Islam, Georgetown University * Author InformationPeter Mandaville is Professor of International Affairs in the Schar School of Policy & Government and Director of the Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University. He is the author of Islam and Politics and Transnational Muslim Politics: Reimagining the Umma. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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