{"product_id":"contesting-the-saudi-state-islamic-voices-from-a-new-generation-hardback-9780521858366","title":"Contesting the Saudi State; Islamic Voices from a New Generation (Hardback) 9780521858366","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eContesting the Saudi State\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eIslamic Voices from a New Generation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn exploration of the controversial debates about religion and politics in Saudi Arabia.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMadawi Al-Rasheed (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521858366, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 30 November 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e334 pages, 1 map\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.62 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… it is a thought-provoking effort, which will interest all those who want to study the role of Saudi Arabia in the regional or international context.' Ather Zaidi, Islamic Studies\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003e Maps\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Consenting subjects: official Wahhabi religio-political discourse\u003cbr\u003e 2. Re-enchanting politics: Sahwis from contestation to co-optation\u003cbr\u003e 3. Struggling for the way of God abroad: from localism to transnationalism\u003cbr\u003e 4. Struggling for the way of God at home: the politics and poetics of jihad\u003cbr\u003e 5. Debating Salafis: Lewis Atiyat Allah and the jihad obligation\u003cbr\u003e 6. Searching for the unmediated word of God\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46003045728536,"sku":"9780521858366","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521858366i_87476ea0-adfc-41a2-81e1-bb44bdb4ea92.jpg?v=1691358434","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/contesting-the-saudi-state-islamic-voices-from-a-new-generation-hardback-9780521858366","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}