Salafi Social and Political Movements: National and Transnational Contexts

Saudi Arabia began to reverse socially restrictive policies in late 2017, leading to questions about the future of Salafism. This book explores the history of Salafism as a global Islamic reform movement and its tools of methodological reasoning, which are now used to defend more liberal life choices. It also highlights the diversity of Salafi movements and the socio-economic and political changes within Saudi Arabia and the wider Muslim world that are enabling shifts to this conservative Islamic scholarly tradition.

Format: Hardback
Length: 272 pages
Publication date: 31 July 2021
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

In late 2017, Saudi Arabia initiated a series of transformative reforms that reversed numerous socially restrictive policies long associated with Salafism. These significant developments have sparked intense debates about the future of Salafism, particularly concerning its fate as the most influential puritanical Islamic reform movement of the 20th century. This book serves as an introduction to the historical trajectory of Salafism's rise and widespread dissemination during the 20th century, as a global Islamic reform movement. It also delves into the methodological frameworks employed by Salafis, traditionally used to justify highly conservative positions, and explores how these frameworks have evolved to effectively defend more liberal life choices. The collection aims to enhance readers' understanding of the diverse manifestations of Salafi movements and the profound socio-economic and political transformations occurring within Saudi Arabia and the broader Muslim world, which are facilitating shifts towards this conservative Islamic scholarly tradition.

In late 2017, Saudi Arabia initiated a series of transformative reforms that reversed numerous socially restrictive policies long associated with Salafism. These significant developments have sparked intense debates about the future of Salafism, particularly concerning its fate as the most influential puritanical Islamic reform movement of the 20th century. This book serves as an introduction to the historical trajectory of Salafism's rise and widespread dissemination during the 20th century, as a global Islamic reform movement. It also delves into the methodological frameworks employed by Salafis, traditionally used to justify highly conservative positions, and explores how these frameworks have evolved to effectively defend more liberal life choices. The collection aims to enhance readers' understanding of the diverse manifestations of Salafi movements and the profound socio-economic and political transformations occurring within Saudi Arabia and the broader Muslim world, which are facilitating shifts towards this conservative Islamic scholarly tradition.

Weight: 626g
Dimension: 163 x 243 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781474479127