Ibadism: Origins and Early Development in Oman

by John Wilkinson

Ibadism represents a branch of the third great division in Islam, that of the Khawarij. It survives in some isolated communities in North Africa, but manifested itself periodically in Oman as a full Imamate well into the twentieth century.

Using early material recorded in Basran and Omani sources, this book deconstructs the standard account of origins, showing that Ibadism's evolution into a madhhab (school) can only be understood in a wider...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199588260
• ISBN13: 9780199588268
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"