The historical background of the emergence of Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab and his movement
General Material Designation
[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
M. A. Al-Freih
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
A. L. S. Marsot
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
University of California, Los Angeles
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
1990
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
471-471 p.
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
Ph.D.
Body granting the degree
University of California, Los Angeles
Text preceding or following the note
1990
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
Wahhabism was a revivalist movement that emerged in central Arabia around the middle of the twelfth/eighteenth century. Within a few decades it was able to establish a powerful state that controlled most of the Arabian Peninsula. The purpose of this study is to analyze the historical background which led to the emergence of Muhammad ibn \sp{\rm c}