Saudi Arabia and the Islamic Revival
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8970017 |
|---|---|
| Authors | William Ochsenwald (Virginia Tech, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 271-286 |
| Publication date | 1981-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal Middle East Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-7438 • E-ISSN: 1471-6380 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0020743800053423 |
| OpenAlex | W2167608544 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 4 |
The seizure of the grand mosque of Mecca on 1 Muharram 1400/20 November 1979 by a group of Muslim fundamentalists protesting alleged religious laxity in Saudi Arabia raised the issue of Islamic revival in the very birthplace of the Islamic faith. This dramatic action and the ensuing battle for control of the holiest site in Islam, the Kaaba, caused concern and anxiety among hundreds of millions of Muslims. It turned the minds of many to the phenomenon of religious revival. The attack on the Meccan Haram also showed that the revival of Islam was an issue for all Muslim countries, for Saudi Arabia was already one of the most publicly devout and religious nations in the world. If the Saudi government could be seriously accused of a lack of religious fervor, even though the accusers in Mecca were few in number and ultimately unsuccessful in their military action, then other Muslim states might well be liable to even more severe challenges
Action (physics · Ancient history · Battle · Faith · Government (linguistics · Islam · Muslim world · Political science · Theology · History · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Philosophy · Religious studies · Socioeconomic Development in MENA
Contemporary Islamic Activism
The Caravan
Threats and Alliances in the Middle East
Religion as a tool for governance
The Ontological (In)security of Similarity Wahhabism Versus Islamism in Saudi Foreign Policy
Can’t buy me legitimacy’
The attenuation of revolutionary foreign policy
The Rise of New Cultural Identitarian Movements in Africa and Asia in the Emerging Multipolar System
The Rise of Muslim Foreign Fighters
Religion and national identity in Saudi Arabia
The consolidation of the ruling class and the new elites in Saudi Arabia
The Golden Age
Islam and Political Community in the Arab World
Saudi Arabia, Wahhabism, and the Taliban of Afghanistan
Religion and International Relations in the Middle East as a Challenge for International Relations (IR) Studies
| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 1986 - 2026 (41) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |