Wahhabism and the rise of the new Salafists: theology, power and Sunni Islam
"Wahhabism is often described as one of the most conservative branches of Islam and its fundamentalist approach seen as fuelling jihadist extremism. But what is the theological basis of Wahhabism? How do Wahhabi beliefs and doctrine differ from branches of Sunni Islam? While previous scholarshi...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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London New York
I. B. Tauris
2018
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Library of modern religion (68)
Year: 2018 |
| Series/Journal: | Library of modern religion
68 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Islam
/ Fundamentalism
/ Wahhab̄iȳah
/ Sunnites
/ Salafīyah
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| RelBib Classification: | BJ Islam |
| Further subjects: | B
Wahhābīyah
B Islamic sects History B Religious ideologies |
| Summary: | "Wahhabism is often described as one of the most conservative branches of Islam and its fundamentalist approach seen as fuelling jihadist extremism. But what is the theological basis of Wahhabism? How do Wahhabi beliefs and doctrine differ from branches of Sunni Islam? While previous scholarship has examined Wahhabism as a political phenomenon, this book turns attention to the complex religious issues that are central to its understanding. Tracing its roots in the 18th century up until the present day, Namira Nahouza shows why the Wahhabi movement has opposed traditional Islamic scholarship on the interpretation of the Qur'an and hadith. Of key importance, Nahouza shows, are the differing beliefs about the oneness of God and God's names and attributes, issues on which both Wahhabi and other Salafi groups are united. Based on extensive research into classical and contemporary Arabic religious sources, Nahouza presents the contours of Sunni theological debate and reveals how the Wahhabi movement became the predecessor to the Salafism we see today.-- |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 223-237 und Register |
| ISBN: | 1788311426 |