Ibâdism : origins and early development in Oman / John C. Wilkinson.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Oxford Oriental monographs (Unnumbered)Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.Description: xxxvii, 472 pages : maps ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780199588268 (hbk.)
  • 0199588260 (hbk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 297.833095353 22
LOC classification:
  • BP195.I3 W55 2010
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.
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Sultan Qaboos Cultural Center Library STACKS BP195.I3 W55 2010 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) V. Copy 1 Available 197010571

Includes bibliographical references (pages 438-456) and indexes.

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.

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.