Genealogy and Knowledge in Muslim Societies : : Understanding the Past / / Sarah Bowen Savant, Helena de Felipe.
Published in Association with the Institute for the Study of Muslim CivilisationsExplores the generation, preservation and manipulation of genealogical knowledgeFrom the Prophet's family tree to the present, ideas about kinship and descent have shaped communal and national identities in Muslim...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022] ©2014 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Exploring Muslim Contexts : EMC
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (164 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Introduction
- Part One. The Generation of Genealogical Knowledge
- Chapter 1 Keeping the Prophet's Family Alive: Profile of a Genealogical Discipline
- Chapter 2 Motives and Techniques of Genealogical Forgery in Pre-modern Muslim Societies
- Chapter 3 The Genealogy of Power and the Power of Genealogy in Morocco: History, Imaginary and Politics
- Part Two. Empowering Political and Religious Elites
- Chapter 4 Berber Leadership and Genealogical Legitimacy: The Almoravid Case
- Chapter 5 Ways of Connecting with the Past: Genealogies in Nasrid Granada
- Chapter 6 Embarrassing Cousins: Genealogical Conundrums in the Central Sahara
- Part Three. Genealogy as a Source for Writing History
- Chapter 7 Was Marwan ibn al-Hakam the First "Real" Muslim?
- Chapter 8 Genealogy and Ethnogenesis in al-Mas'udi's Muruj al-dhahab
- Chapter 9 Genealogical Prestige and Marriage Strategy among the Ahl al-Bayt: The Case of the al-Sadr Family in Recent Times
- About the Contributors
- Index