Patronate and patronage in early and classical Islam /

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

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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 w...

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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.
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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.

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