Threats to Religious Legitimacy and State Security: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Quest for Stable Continuity
This thesis examines how Saudi Arabia responds to threats posed to its dynastic survival with specific emphasis on the current threat posed by Islamism. Saudi Arabia needs both religious legitimacy and state security in order to ensure the stability and continuity of the Kingdom. These needs produce...
Main Author: | DeLozier, Elana |
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Other Authors: | Political Science |
Format: | Others |
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Virginia Tech
2014
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/35150 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09222005-123252/ |
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