Nizwa Fort: Transforming Ibadi Religion through Heritage Discourse in Oman

Contenu

Titre

Nizwa Fort: Transforming Ibadi Religion through Heritage Discourse in Oman

Créateur

Sachedina, Amal Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur

Date

2019

Dans

Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur

Résumé

Since becoming a nation-state in 1970, Oman's expanding heritage industry has included the restoration of castles and citadels, including the fort at Nizwa. The fort was once the administrative and juridical center of the Ibadi Imamate (1913–58). As the site of sharia adjudication, it sanctioned a past of primarily moral nature, oriented toward God and salvation and grounded in Ibadi doctrine and practice. This mode of history implied that everyday interactions and relationships could be assessed through exemplary forms of morality, as embodied by virtuous forbears. Yet the heritage project in modern Oman has treated history and Islam as seemingly separate, erasing formal awareness of the sociopolitical and ethical relationships that once characterized Ibadi rule. Today, the historical work done by the fort as a heritage site entails a progress-oriented future, reconfiguring Ibadi Islam in the process.

Langue

eng

volume

39

numéro

2

pages

328-343

issn

1548-226X

Sachedina, Amal, “Nizwa Fort: Transforming Ibadi Religion through Heritage Discourse in Oman”, 2019, bibliographie, consulté le 19 septembre 2024, https://ibadica.org/s/bibliographie/item/1972