Change and Conflict in Contemporary Omani Society: The Case of <i>Kafa'a</i> in Marriage

Contenu

Titre

Change and Conflict in Contemporary Omani Society: The Case of <i>Kafa'a</i> in Marriage

Créateur

Azri, Khalid al- Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur

Date

2010

Dans

British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur

Résumé

This article explores the conflict between Omani traditional culture1 and modern change by examining the practice of kafa’a2 in present-day Oman. kafa’a—which refers to the notion that the husband’s family should be equal or superior in terms of social, religious or economic background to the wife’s family if the marriage is to be accepted—exemplifies a type of social and legal inequality that is at odds with State rhetoric on equality but congruent with the type of hierarchical social structure traditionally valued by Omanis, which tolerates a high degree of inequality between individuals and groups. I argue that the recognition of kafa’a as a condition of marriage in Article 20 of the Omani Personal Status Law serves to, in effect, reinforce traditional tribal and religious cultural practices in Oman.

Langue

eng

volume

37

numéro

2

pages

121-137

Titre abrégé

British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies

Change and Conflict in Contemporary Omani Society

doi

10.1080/13530191003794707

issn

1353-0194, 1469-3542

Source

Fonds Martin Custers Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur

Ibadica Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur

Azri, Khalid al-, “Change and Conflict in Contemporary Omani Society: The Case of Kafa'a in Marriage”, 2010, bibliographie, consulté le 15 janvier 2025, https://ibadica.org/s/bibliographie/item/5121