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Ibâdism : origins and early development in Oman /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wilkinson, John Craven
Corporate Author: Oxford University Press
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2010.
Series:Oxford Oriental monographs.
Subjects:
Ibadites > Oman > History.
Ibāḍites > Oman > Histoire.
Ibadites
Oman
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxxvii, 472 pages) : maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199588268
0199588260
9780191595400
0191595403