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Michael Farquhar - Circuits of Faith: Migration, Education, and the Wahhabi Mission (Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures) - 9780804798358 - V9780804798358
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Circuits of Faith: Migration, Education, and the Wahhabi Mission (Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures)

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Description for Circuits of Faith: Migration, Education, and the Wahhabi Mission (Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures) Hardcover. Reconstructing the history of the Islamic University of Medina, this book sheds light on efforts undertaken by Saudi actors to extend Wahhabi influence beyond the kingdom's borders and suggests a new framework for understanding Islamic transnational religious networks. Series: Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and I. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; HRHT; JFFN; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 236 x 24. Weight in Grams: 576.
The Islamic University of Medina was established by the Saudi state in 1961 to provide religious instruction primarily to foreign students. Students would come to Medina for religious education and were then expected to act as missionaries, promoting an understanding of Islam in line with the core tenets of Wahhabism. By the early 2000s, more than 11,000 young men from across the globe had graduated from the Islamic University. Circuits of Faith offers the first examination of the Islamic University and considers the efforts undertaken by Saudi actors and institutions to exert religious influence ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and I
Condition
New
Weight
576g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804798358
SKU
V9780804798358
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About Michael Farquhar
Michael Farquhar is Lecturer in Middle East Politics at King's College London.

Reviews for Circuits of Faith: Migration, Education, and the Wahhabi Mission (Stanford Studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic Societies and Cultures)
Circuits of Faith expands the horizon of scholarship on Wahhabism, which often remains bounded by the nation-state in scopeIn the process of posing the question of Wahhabism's material conditions, Farquhar transforms the possible answers that might be given. Instead of asking what Wahhabism is, he focuses his analysis on the intellectual relations that compose Wahhabism as a discursive practice (by ... Read more

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