Wahhabi Islam: From Revival and Reform to Global Jihad

Description

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.

• Author: Natana J. DeLong-Bas
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Published: 2004-07-15
• Pages: 383
• ISBN-13: 9780195169911