Shaikhly Authority in the Pre‐oil Gulf: An Historical-Anthropological Study

Authors: Onley, James; Khalaf, Sulayman

Source: History and Anthropology, Volume 17, Number 3, September 2006 , pp. 189-208(20)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

Abstract:

This article provides a comprehensive synthesis of existing studies of rulership and political allegiance in the Arabian Gulf before oil. It examines the main factors affecting the shaikhs' authority and the interconnectedness and interplay between them. It shows how these factors affected the rulers' authority in a dialectical fashion: sometimes empowering it, sometimes constraining it, sometimes both simultaneously.

Keywords: Shaikh; Chiefdom; Authority; Arabian Gulf; Arab Politics

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02757200600813965

Publication date: 2006-09-01

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