Tribes and religion in the formation and consolidation of the Saudi State

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has created a state structure from a combination of tribal values, a monarchic governmental elite, and a powerful religious apparatus. This work will analyze the interrelation between these three variables in order to explain the current behavior of the Saudi State, achie...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Salgado, Eduardo Rafael
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Anales de Antropología
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/76003
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.unam.mx/index.php/antropologia/article/view/76003
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:tribalismo
religión
identidad
wahabismo
islamismo
monarquía
Tribe
religion
identity
wahabism
Islamism
monarchy
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Sumario:The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has created a state structure from a combination of tribal values, a monarchic governmental elite, and a powerful religious apparatus. This work will analyze the interrelation between these three variables in order to explain the current behavior of the Saudi State, achieving this objective through the anthropological definition of key concepts such as tribes and religion and their adaptation to the Saudi case. The study provides different tools to understand the consolidation of a state through variables that oppose the prevailing vision of modernity and secularism for successful states.