Wahhabism: doctrine and development
In: Critical surveys in islamic denominations series
Peskes, Esther; Cook, Michael; Dallal, Ahmad S; Voll, John Obert; Diffelen, Roelof Willem van; Laoust, Henri; Sirriyeh, Elizabeth; Kruk, Remke
Peskes, Esther; Cook, Michael; Dallal, Ahmad S; Voll, John Obert; Diffelen, Roelof Willem van; Laoust, Henri; Sirriyeh, Elizabeth; Kruk, Remke; Peters, Rudolph; Goldberg, Jacob; Qrāmer, Marṭîn; Hasson, Isaac; Sedgwick, Mark; Fleischer, Heinrich Leberecht; Al-Fahad, Abdulaziz H; Crawford, Michael J; Piscatori, James P; Layiš, Aharôn; Mouline, Nabil; Ende, Werner; Atawneh, Muhammad al-; Kostiner, Joseph; Hegghammer, Thomas; Lacroix, Stéphane; Dekmejian, Richard H
"Saudi Arabian Wahhabism is the ultra-puritanical form of Sunni Islam which has been adopted by Islamist radicals, Salafists, and jihadists to legitimize and spread their extremist agenda. The scholarly articles in these two volumes throw fresh light on this messianic radicalism by tracing its origins in the 18th century up to its present role as the authoritative interpretation of Islam in the strategically vital Kingdom of Saudi Arabia." (Publisher's description)