| Description |
1 online resource (xxxvii, 472 pages) : maps |
| Series |
Oxford oriental monographs |
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Oxford Oriental monographs.
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| Contents |
The pre-Islamic heritage : Yaman and Nizâr -- The pre-Islamic heritage : Mazûn and the Arabization of Arabia -- The conversion to Islam -- The Omani trives in Basra -- The origins of Ibâḍism -- The early Ibâḍis -- The propagation of Ibâḍism from Basra -- The establishment of the Imamate in Oman -- Law and order -- The Ibâḍi ethos -- Civil war and aftermath -- Consequences -- The 6/12th century -- Madhhabization |
| Summary |
Using early material recorded in Basran and Omani sources, this book deconstructs the standard account of origins, showing that Ibâdism's evolution into a madhhab (school) can only be understood in a wider historical perspective of the tribal and regional dimensions |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Ibadites -- Oman -- History
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Ibadites
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Oman
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Oxford University Press.
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| ISBN |
9780199588268 |
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0199588260 |
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9780191595400 |
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0191595403 |
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