Patronate and patronage in early and classical Islam / / edited by Monique Bernards and John Nawas.

• Superior document: Islamic history and civilization ; Volume 61
• TeilnehmendeR: Bernards, Monique,; Nawas, John Abdallah, 1960-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2005]; ©2005
• Year of Publication: 2005
• Language: English
• Series: Islamic history and civilization ; Volume 61.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Notes: Includes index.

This book deals with patronate and patronage ( walā' ) of early and classical Islam. Though Webster's Third has the term "mawla," the concept remains very difficult to come to grips with. Fourteen contributions by renowned scholars analyze the social and cultural phenomenon of walā' from various angles. As a whole, the book conveys what we presently know about patronate and patronage during the first four centuries of Islam. Inasmuch as the contributors have used different methods - from a close rereading of primary sources to the application of social theory and quantitative analysis - the book additionally offers an overview of methodologies current in the field of Islamic Studies.

Table of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Alliances in Islam -- Were the Jewish tribes in Arabia clients of Arab tribes? -- The origin and development of the Islamic patronate -- Patronate in Shīʿite law -- Mawālī and the Prophet's family: An early Shīʿite view -- Mawālī and muwalladūn in al-Andalus -- Conversion-based patronage and onomastic evidence in early Islam -- The economic status of the mawālī -- Mawālī in the composition of al-Maʾmūn's army: A non-Arab takeover? -- Mawālī and music -- Mawālī and Arabic poetry: Some observations -- The mawālī and early Arabic historiography -- The contribution of mawālī to the Arabic linguistic tradition -- A profile of the mawālī ʿulamāʾ -- List of Contributors -- Index -- ISLAMIC HISTORY AND CIVILIZATION STUDIES AND TEXTS.