Saudi Arabia And Expansionist Wahhabism

This thesis examines the development of Wahhabism as an ideology into a rapidly expanding, transportable, contemporary Islamic political system. Serving as the territorial foundation, individuals maintain allegiance to Makkah, the center of the Islamic world, through symbolic Islamic prayer. Along with a central, globally financed economic distributive mechanism, and Wahhabi social and educational institutions emerging from the traditional mosque, Wahhabism serves the demand for an Islamic political system in a late capitalist world. Wahhabism is fluid within contemporary dynamic political systems and rapidly changing international relations. Wahhabism continues to expand at a global level, at times, providing a foundation for new forms of contemporary terrorism.

Author dc:creator

• Baroni, Samiah

Contributors dc:contributor

• Handberg, Roger

• Saudi Arabia
• Islam
• Wahhabi
• terrorism
• middle east
• political system
• ideology
• nps
• commodification of islam
• jurisprudence
• muhammad
• arab
• arabia
• arabic
• national security
• social institutions
• Political Science

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

CFE0001005

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:stars.library.ucf.edu:etd-1807