Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-176) and index.
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Introduction: Unraveling the myths / Mohammed Ayoob and Hasan Kosebalaban - Wahhabism : religious movement and political ideology - Wahhabism and the question of religious tolerance / Natana J. DeLong-Bas - Wahhabism and the Saudi state - Wahhabi origins of the contemporary Saudi state / John S. Habib - The annexation of the Hijaz / William Ochsenwald - State power, religious privilege, and myths about political reform / Gwenn Okruhlik - Religious revivalism and its challenge to the Saudi regime / Toby Craig Jones -- Saudi-US relations - A most improbable alliance : placing interests over ideology / Thomas W. Lippman - Official Wahhabism and the sanctioning of Saudi-US relations / F. Gregory Gause III - Conclusion - The impact of the Wahhabi tradition / John O. Voll.