The Omani-Zanzibari Family: Between Politics and Pedigree in an Empire on the Rim

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Titre
The Omani-Zanzibari Family: Between Politics and Pedigree in an Empire on the Rim
Créateur
Abusharaf, Rogaia Mustafa
Date
2018
Résumé
Through a multi-sited ethnological lens, this article highlights the influences of political and economic dynamics on the Omani-Zanzibari family construction. It explores the fluid nature of the Omani-Swahili identity, the role of the family institution in regulating morality and sexuality, and the impacts of political events and forces on the development of multiple family configurations. It further analyzes key societal concepts such as marriage, legitimacy, succession, post-forced-displacement adaptation, and evolutionary identity. Through a qualitative study, the author uses fieldwork in Oman and Zanzibar, a range of primary archival sources, dialogues with prominent Omani-Zanzibari personalities, and published and private personal memoirs reflecting key historical periods in the development of Omani-Zanzibari identities to speak to the themes of the Omani polity that are unique to the Gulf.
Langue
eng
volume
16
numéro
1-3
pages
60-89
Titre abrégé
Hawwa
doi
10.1163/15692086-12341342
issn
1569-2078, 1569-2086

Abusharaf, Rogaia Mustafa, “The Omani-Zanzibari Family: Between Politics and Pedigree in an Empire on the Rim”, 2018, bibliographie, consulté le 21 décembre 2024, https://ibadica.org/s/bibliographie/item/2346

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