North African and Omani Ibâḍî Accounts of the Munâẓâra: A Preliminary Comparison

This chapter compares Western/North African and Eastern/Omani Ibâḍî accounts of the munâẓara (debate) that took place at Ḥarûrâ’ before the Battle of Nahrawân to reveal two similar yet distinct traditions. A further comparison with non-Ibâḍî (i.e. al-Ṭabarî, al-Balâdhurî, al-Baghdâdî, etc.) versions...

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Main Author: Adam Gaiser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Université de Provence 2012-12-01
Series:Revue des Mondes Musulmans et de la Méditerranée
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/remmm/7778