Wahhabi Islam : from revival and reform to global Jihad
Before 9/11, few Westerners had heard of Wahhabism. Today, it is a household word. Frequently mentioned in association with Osama bin Laden, Wahhabism is portrayed by the media and public officials as an intolerant, puritanical, militant interpretation of Islam that calls for the wholesale destruction of the West in a jihad of global proportions. In the first study ever undertaken of the writings of Wahhabism's founder, Muhammad Ibn Abd al-Wahhab (1702-1791), Natana DeLong-Bas shatters these stereotypes and misconceptions. Her reading of Ibn Abd al-Wahhab's works produces a revisionist thesis
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9781429420921, 9780198037996, 9781280840999, 9780199715619, 9786610840991, 9780195169911, 1429420928, 0198037996, 1280840994, 0199715610, 6610840997, 0195169913
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Muhammad Ibn Abd al-Wahhab and the origins of Wahhabism : the eighteenth-century context
The theology and worldview of Muhammad Ibn Abd al-Wahhab
Islamic law : separation of the divine from the human
Women and Wahhabis : in defense of women's rights
Jihad : call to Islam or call to violence?
The trajectory of Wahhabism : from revival and reform to global Jihad
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