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Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia: Islam, Christianity, and Politics Entwined

Erlich, Haggai

9781588264930 - Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia: Islam, Christianity, and Politics Entwined
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Artikelomschrijving

What is the significance of Islams growing strength in Ethiopia? And what is the impetus for the Saudi financing of hundreds of new mosques and schools in the country, the establishment of welfare organizations, and the spread of the Arabic language? Haggai Erlich explores the interplay of religion and international politics as it has shaped the development of modern Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia. Tracing Saudi-Ethiopian relations from the 1930s to the present, Erlich highlights the nexus of concrete politics and the conceptual messages of religion. His fresh approach encompasses discussions of the options and dilemmas facing Ethiopians, both Christians and Muslims, across multiple decades; the Saudis nuanced conceptualization of their Islamic self in contrast to Christian and Islamic others; and the present confrontation between Ethiopias apolitical Islam and Wahhabi fundamentalism. It also provides new perspectives on both the current dilemmas of the Wahhabi kingdom and the global implications of the evolving Saudi-Ethiopian relationship.

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Auteur Erlich, Haggai
ISBN/EAN 9781588264930
Druk 1
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Artikelomschrijving

What is the significance of Islams growing strength in Ethiopia? And what is the impetus for the Saudi financing of hundreds of new mosques and schools in the country, the establishment of welfare organizations, and the spread of the Arabic language? Haggai Erlich explores the interplay of religion and international politics as it has shaped the development of modern Ethiopia and Saudi Arabia. Tracing Saudi-Ethiopian relations from the 1930s to the present, Erlich highlights the nexus of concrete politics and the conceptual messages of religion. His fresh approach encompasses discussions of the options and dilemmas facing Ethiopians, both Christians and Muslims, across multiple decades; the Saudis nuanced conceptualization of their Islamic self in contrast to Christian and Islamic others; and the present confrontation between Ethiopias apolitical Islam and Wahhabi fundamentalism. It also provides new perspectives on both the current dilemmas of the Wahhabi kingdom and the global implications of the evolving Saudi-Ethiopian relationship.

Specificaties

Auteur Erlich, Haggai
ISBN/EAN 9781588264930
Druk 1