Author
Bonacina, Giovanni, 1961-
Publication Date
2015
Publication Place
Leiden ; Boston -
Brill
Subject
Wahhābīyah > Public opinion > History. | Public opinion > Europe > History > 18th century. | Public opinion > Europe > History > 19th century. | Europe > Intellectual life > 18th century. | Europe > Intellectual life > 19th century.
Type
Book
Language
eng,ita
Digital
No
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
232
Physical Dimensions
1 online resource (x, 232 pages)
Library
American Research Center in Egypt - ARCE
Library Asset ID
Unknown
Record ID
40694
Library Location
ARCE Library
Date
2015
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-225) and index. | In The Wahhabis seen through European Eyes (1772-1830) Giovanni Bonacina offers an account of the early reactions in Europe to the rise of the Wahhabi movement in Arabia. Commonly pictured nowadays as a form of Muslim fundamentalism, the Wahhabis appeared to many European witnesses as the creators of a deistic revolution with serious political consequences for the Ottoman ancien regime. They were seen either in the light of contemporary events in France, or as Islamic theological reformers in the mould of Calvin, opposing an established church and devotional traditions. These audacious but fascinating attempts to interpret the unknown by way of the better known are illustrated in Bonacina's book.
Sample Text
In The Wahhabis seen through European Eyes (1772-1830) Giovanni Bonacina offers an account of the early reactions in Europe to the rise of the Wahhabi movement in Arabia. Commonly pictured nowadays as a form of Muslim fundamentalism, the Wahhabis appeared to many European witnesses as the creators of a deistic revolution with serious political consequences for the Ottoman ancien regime. They were seen either in the light of contemporary events in France, or as Islamic theological reformers in the mould of Calvin, opposing an established church and devotional traditions. These audacious but fascinating attempts to interpret the unknown by way of the better known are illustrated in Bonacina's book.
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The History of Oriental Studies1.Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2015, ISBN: 9789004287464.
