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Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia : Islam, Christianity, and Politics Entwined / Haggai Erlich.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]Copyright date: ©2007Description: 1 online resource (249 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781588269980
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 322/.109538
LOC classification:
  • BL65.P7 ǂb E755 2007eb
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Politics and Religious Legacies: An Interplay -- 2. The Christian State and the Islamic State -- 3. Camels for Mussolini -- 4. The Wahhabiyya and Ethiopia, 1936–1948 -- 5. The Saudis and the End of the Christian Kingdom -- 6. Wahhabism and Communism: Mutual Demonization, 1974–1991 -- 7. Wahhabism and Ethiopian Identity -- 8. Local Dilemmas, Global Perspectives -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book
Summary: What is the significance of Islam's 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 Ethiopia's 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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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Politics and Religious Legacies: An Interplay -- 2. The Christian State and the Islamic State -- 3. Camels for Mussolini -- 4. The Wahhabiyya and Ethiopia, 1936–1948 -- 5. The Saudis and the End of the Christian Kingdom -- 6. Wahhabism and Communism: Mutual Demonization, 1974–1991 -- 7. Wahhabism and Ethiopian Identity -- 8. Local Dilemmas, Global Perspectives -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book

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What is the significance of Islam's 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 Ethiopia's 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.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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