Proyección territorial y lugares sagrados: el rol legitimador de la religión en Arabia Saudita

Santiago Mesa Castaño

doi:10.5354/0719-3769.2020.54443

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Territorial projection and sacred sites: the legitimizing role of religion in Saudi Arabia

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Santiago Mesa Castaño Universidad del Rosario https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3235-018X

Vol. 52 No. 196 (2020): May-August

https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-3769.2020.54443

Abstract

Based on the history of Saudi Arabia and its territorial fixation, the present work develops analytical frameworks where religion is consolidated as an element of analysis for political geography. From these, the strategic use of religion is considered as a fundamental basis in the territorial unification and national identity, especially in the Saudi role as the guardian of the sacred territories for Islam, the importance of this task is based on the justification of its existence and legitimacy vis-à-vis the global muslim community.

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Geopolitics, Saudi Arabia, Islam, Religion, State building

Author Biography

Santiago Mesa Castaño, Universidad del Rosario

Internacionalista y Magister en Estudios Políticos e Internacionales. Universidad del Rosario. Bogotá, Colombia.

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Mesa Castaño, S. (2020). Territorial projection and sacred sites: the legitimizing role of religion in Saudi Arabia. Estudios Internacionales, 52(196), pp. 91–102. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-3769.2020.54443