The Politics of Truth Management in Saudi Arabia by Afshin Shahi - 9780367868666

The Politics of Truth Management in Saudi ArabiaAuthor(s): Afshin Shahi\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367868666, 978-0367868666\nSynopsis\nExploring the management of truth in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, this book aims to investigate the ways in which the official truth is constructed and institutionalised in the country. \n\nThe Politics of Truth Management in Saudi Arabia argues that there are two interrelated notions which articulate the ways in which truth is conceptualised in Islam. One, at macro level, constitutes the trans-historical foundational principles of the religion, a set of engrained beliefs, which establish the finality, and oneness of Islam in relation to other competing narratives. The other, at a micro level, takes place internally to find truth within the truth. Unlike Islamic truth at the macro level, which is entrenched, the Islamic truth at the micro level refers to the various attemp.