Water and Tribal Settlement in South-East Arabia

A Study of the Aflāj of Oman
Georg Olms Verlag, 1. Edition 2013, 292 Pages
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This book is a study of the traditional relationships that exist in Oman between land and social organization, and how they have evolved. The author starts with the theme of aridity and, using the extensive literature of the 1200 year old Ibadi community to supplement his field work, shows how the techniques of water exploitation have influenced the country's social organization and its political ideology. He describes how the settlement organization has evolved in two stages; the first in the years before Islam when the Persians irrigated the land using aflaj or horizontal water channels; the second after the Arabs had overthrown the Persians and, influenced by Ibadism, established a more democratic society dominated by a strong tribal structure in the villages. The tribal structure is then examined in detail and the author shows how close the links are between the Islamic ideology, land use, and social organization. As a contribution to the human geography of Oman as well as to general knowledge of the Middle East the book will interest Arabists, Islamic historians and social anthropologists, as well as hydrologists and geographers.
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Bibliographical data
Edition 1
ISBN 978-3-487-14884-7
Subtitle A Study of the Aflāj of Oman
Publication Date May 31, 2013
Year of Publication 2013
Publisher Georg Olms Verlag
Format Softcover
Language englisch
Pages 292
Copyright Year 2013
Medium Book
Product Type Scientific literature
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