TY  - BOOK
AU  - Alshamsi,Mansoor Jassem
TI  - Islam and political reform in Saudi Arabia: the quest for political change and reform 
T2  - Routledge studies in political Islam
SN  - 9780415412414 :
AV  - DS244.63 .A47 2011
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Islam and state
KW  - Saudi Arabia
KW  - Islam and politics
KW  - Social problems
KW  - Opposition (Political science)
KW  - Democratization
KW  - Islam
KW  - swd
KW  - Politik
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - 1982-
KW  - Saudi-Arabien
N1  - "Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge."; Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Introduction -- 2. Context -- 3. The Sunni Fiqh -- 4. Further Perspectives on the Sunni Fiqh -- 5. Intellectual Interaction -- 6. Political Struggle -- 7. Countering Policy in the 1990s -- 8. Petitions and Challenges -- 9. The Monarchy and Support -- 10. Appeasement -- 11. External Focus -- 12. Political Realism -- 13. Conclusion
N2  - This book examines the link between Islamic thought/jurisprudence on the one hand and political action on the other. It shows how reformism is deeply rooted in Islamic tradition and how Sunni scholars have become activists for change in Saudi Arabia
ER  -