1.8. The rise of Wahhabism. Arabia since the 18th century.
History of Asia - Een podcast door Kristof
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In today’s episode, we’ll explore the origins of the puritanical form of Islam, commonly known as Wahhabism. We’ll see that the bond between the Wahhabis and the Saudis goes back a very long time. We also place these topics in a broader context: the rise of the West, and the ways the rest of the world adapted to it.
