‘The Land of Security’: Western Perceptions of Religious Tolerance in Oman

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Titre

‘The Land of Security’: Western Perceptions of Religious Tolerance in Oman

Créateur

Hajri, Hilal al- Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur

Date

2013

Dans

British Journal of Arts and Social Sciences Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur

Résumé

Oman in 1970, with the advent of Sultan Qaboos bin Said to power, became a modern country. The Sultan worked on the establishment of a civil state based on the foundations of citizenship, equality and social justice. Education, health, human services and government positions, are available to all Omanies, regardless of their origins and sects. He also ordered the issuance of a cultural journal entitled Al-Tasamoh (tolerance), which began publication in 2003. Its main objective was to promote understanding and brotherhood among international societies. Religious tolerance, as we shall see in this paper, is deeply rooted in the Omani culture. This paper explores Western perceptions of religious tolerance in Oman. In the writings of Western travellers and missionaries, the theme of 'tolerance' will be traced.

Langue

eng

volume

15

numéro

11

pages

186-197

Hajri, Hilal al-, “‘The Land of Security’: Western Perceptions of Religious Tolerance in Oman”, 2013, bibliographie, consulté le 18 septembre 2024, https://ibadica.org/s/bibliographie/item/10293