Democracy in the Islamic world: the agrarian economy as a base for early democratic tendencies in Oman

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Titre

Democracy in the Islamic world: the agrarian economy as a base for early democratic tendencies in Oman

Créateur

Ubaydli, Ahmad Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur

Date

1992

Dans

BRISMES-British Society for Middle Eastern Studies Newsletter Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur

Résumé

Abstract at the beginning of the article: this paper intends to shed light on the agrarian economy in Oman and how it formed a base for democratic tendencies there 132-280/749-893, when the first independent state was established. The Falaj (pl. Aflāj) is an irrigation system where water is carried from source to the user area. Depending on such a system, agriculture in Oman thrived in comparison to the surrounding areas. The way the irrigation system is administered and the relatively ample agricultural products, together with other factors, established a real base for democratic tendencies. Ibāḍism was to a great extent a reflection of such a situation.
Chapters on (the administration of) the Aflāj irrigation system, agricultural products, and Ibāḍism.

Langue

eng

pages

592-601

Source

Fonds Martin Custers Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur

Ibadica Voir tous les contenus avec cette valeur

Ubaydli, Ahmad, “Democracy in the Islamic world: the agrarian economy as a base for early democratic tendencies in Oman”, 1992, bibliographie, consulté le 18 septembre 2024, https://ibadica.org/s/bibliographie/item/7197