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Contesting the Saudi State: Islamic Voices from a New Generation
Contributor(s): Al-Rasheed, Madawi (Author)

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 ISBN: 0521858364     ISBN-13: 9780521858366
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: November 2006
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Annotation: 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.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Islam - General
- Political Science | Political Process - General
Dewey: 320.953
Series: Cambridge Middle East Studies
Physical Information: 1.01" H x 6.36" W x 9.12" L (1.37 lbs) 334 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Islamic
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Glossary, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
 
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Contributor Bio(s): Al-Rasheed, Madawi: - Madawi Al-Rasheed is Professor of Social Anthropology at King's College, University of London. Her publications include Politics in an Arabian Oasis (1991); A History of Saudi Arabia (2002); (with R. Vitalis) Counter Narratives: History, Contemporary Politics, and Society in Saudi Arabia and Yemen (2004); and Transnational Connections and the Arab Gulf (2005).
 
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