Identifying the (Ibāḍī/Omani) Siyar
The Ibāḍī siyar literature can be considered a classical archive for Omani history and Ibāḍī thought. Its conception and basic identification are still obscure and ambiguously interpreted. However, there is an increasing interest in the study of Omani siyar as historical and theological documents. T...
| Published in: | Journal of Semitic studies |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2010
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Journal of Semitic studies
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| Summary: | The Ibāḍī siyar literature can be considered a classical archive for Omani history and Ibāḍī thought. Its conception and basic identification are still obscure and ambiguously interpreted. However, there is an increasing interest in the study of Omani siyar as historical and theological documents. The concept of siyar will be analysed from two main perspectives: linguistic form and content, both of which aim to convey a better understanding of its specific meanings. This article focuses on three aspects of Omani siyar: 1) it provides a theoretical framework for examining the content of Omani siyar in the context of Arabic literature. Through a survey of existing theoretical scholarship, this article establishes the history and origins of this genre, tracing its development in earlier Arabic literature and its introduction into Oman. 2). This survey provides an opportunity to reassess these early stages of the genre and to introduce observations about the content of the siyar. And 3) the variables in the chronological development of the siyar literature are analysed in order to illustrate the way in which the texts developed in the context of Omani history. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-8556 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Semitic studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jss/fgq049 |