Cultivating the past, living the modern the politics of time in the Sultanate of Oman
"Centered in Muscat and Nizwa, the book analyzes the relations with the past that undergird the shift in Oman from an Ibadi shari'a Imamate (1913-1958) to a modern nation state from 1970 onwards. Key locales and objects become sites for tracking transformations in forms of history, religio...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Ithaca [New York]
Cornell University Press
2021
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| Online Access: | Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed) |
| Summary: | "Centered in Muscat and Nizwa, the book analyzes the relations with the past that undergird the shift in Oman from an Ibadi shari'a Imamate (1913-1958) to a modern nation state from 1970 onwards. Key locales and objects become sites for tracking transformations in forms of history, religious and political authority"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 273 pages) illustrations, map |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9781501758638 1501758632 1501758624 9781501758621 |