Awakening Islam: the politics of religious dissent in contemporary Saudi Arabia

Stéphane Lacroix (1)

1 CERI - Centre de recherches internationales (Sciences Po, CNRS)

Explores the political culture in Saudi Arabia, describing how the Middle Eastern country became a place of refuge for Islamist militants beginning in the 1950s, which led to a social movement that focused on political activism and local religious ideas, and discussing the effects of this social movement on Saudi society.

Domains: Political science

Stéphane Lacroix. Awakening Islam: the politics of religious dissent in contemporary Saudi Arabia. Harvard University Press, pp.377, 2011. ⟨hal-03394022⟩