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'''''Wahhabi Islam: From Revival and Reform to Global Jihad''''', is a book by academic Natana J. DeLong-Bas, published in 2004 by | '''''Wahhabi Islam: From Revival and Reform to Global Jihad''''', is a book by academic Natana J. DeLong-Bas, published in 2004 by Oxford University Press. It is based "on a close study of the 14 volumes" of collected works<ref name="ybarra" /> of Wahhabism's founder, [[Muhammad ibn Abd-al-Wahhab]] and has been called "the first extensive explication of the theology" of [[Wahhabism]].<ref name="ybarra">{{cite news|url=https://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB109027620568967848 |title=Books. In the Prophet's Name [Review] |first=Michael J. |last=Ybarra|publisher=wsj.com|date=July 20, 2004}}</ref> The book "reveals" (according to its author), "a more moderate, sophisticated, and nuanced" interpretation of Islam than the "standard image" of Wahhabism.<ref name="DLB2004: 5">[[#DLB2004|DeLong-Bas, ''Wahhabi Islam'', 2004]]: 5</ref> | ||
The work is divided into sections: a brief religious biography and history of Ibn Abd al-Wahhab, his "theology and world view", Islamic law, women and Wahhabism, ''jihad'' and the evolution of Wahhabism.<ref name="B&N">{{cite web|title=Wahhabi Islam: From Revival and Reform to Global Jihad. Overview [blurb]|url=http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wahhabi-islam-natana-delong-bas/1117395956?ean=9780195333015|website=Barnes & Noble|quote=She focuses on four areas: theology, legal theory, proselytizing through education and jihad, and law on women.}}</ref> | The work is divided into sections: a brief religious biography and history of Ibn Abd al-Wahhab, his "theology and world view", Islamic law, women and Wahhabism, ''jihad'' and the evolution of Wahhabism.<ref name="B&N">{{cite web|title=Wahhabi Islam: From Revival and Reform to Global Jihad. Overview [blurb]|url=http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/wahhabi-islam-natana-delong-bas/1117395956?ean=9780195333015|website=Barnes & Noble|quote=She focuses on four areas: theology, legal theory, proselytizing through education and jihad, and law on women.}}</ref> |