Shiʿi historians in a wahhabi state: identity entrepreneurs and the politics of local historiography in saudi arabia

<p style="text-align:justify;"> This article analyzes how Saudi Shiʿi historians have adapted tools associated with nationalism to create distinct historical narratives for the Shiʿa of Eastern Arabia. State-sponsored narratives have either left out Shiʿi Muslims or cast them as unb...

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Main Author: Matthiesen, T
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2015