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Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 September 2023

Paul M. Love, Jr
Affiliation:
Al Akhawayn University, Morocco
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This chapter presents the Buffalo Agency, a trade agency, school, and library that was owned and operated by Ibadi Muslims in Ottoma-era Cairo. It presents the book’s main argument; namely, that the history of the Buffalo Agency shows how Ibadi Muslims participated fully in the religious, economic, legal, and political life of Ottoman Egypt. Their ability to maintain cohesion as a community while also engaging fully with Ottoman society was in part due to their unusual status as both members of a religious minority and part of the Muslim majority. The chapter then situates this argument in the three conversations to which the book contributes: Ottoman history in Egypt, minority communities in the empire, and the history of Ibadi Islam. The chapter next introduces the main historical sources used to support the argument: shariah court records, manuscript evidence from private libraries, and archival documents. Methodologically, the chapter grapples with the tension between the emphasis on the material history of Ibadis in Egypt and my need to rely on digital facsimiles of many of the sources.

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The Ottoman Ibadis of Cairo
A History
, pp. 1 - 27
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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  • Introduction
  • Paul M. Love, Jr, Al Akhawayn University, Morocco
  • Book: The Ottoman Ibadis of Cairo
  • Online publication: 21 September 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009254267.001
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  • Introduction
  • Paul M. Love, Jr, Al Akhawayn University, Morocco
  • Book: The Ottoman Ibadis of Cairo
  • Online publication: 21 September 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009254267.001
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  • Introduction
  • Paul M. Love, Jr, Al Akhawayn University, Morocco
  • Book: The Ottoman Ibadis of Cairo
  • Online publication: 21 September 2023
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009254267.001
Available formats
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