TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bonacina,Giovanni
TI  - The Wahhabis seen through European eyes (1772-1830): deists and Puritans of Islam 
T2  - The history of Oriental studies,
SN  - 9789004293281
AV  - BP195.W2 B6613 2015
U1  - 297.8/14 23
PY  - 2015///]
CY  - Leiden, Boston
PB  - Brill
KW  - Wahhābīyah
KW  - Public opinion
KW  - History
KW  - Europe
KW  - 18th century
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Intellectual life
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-225) and index; Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 A Deistic Revolution in Arabia -- 2 Literary Disputes and Colonial Sights -- 3 Muslim “Puritans” -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index; Available to subscribing member institutions only
N2  - In The Wahhabis seen through European Eyes (1772-1830) Giovanni Bonacina offers an account of the early reactions in Europe to the rise of the Wahhabi movement in Arabia. Commonly pictured nowadays as a form of Muslim fundamentalism, the Wahhabis appeared to many European witnesses as the creators of a deistic revolution with serious political consequences for the Ottoman ancien regime. They were seen either in the light of contemporary events in France, or as Islamic theological reformers in the mould of Calvin, opposing an established church and devotional traditions. These audacious but fascinating attempts to interpret the unknown by way of the better known are illustrated in Bonacina’s book
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789004293281
ER  -