Genealogy and Knowledge in Muslim Societies : Understanding the Past
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0748644970
ISBN-13
9780748644971
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
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Edinburgh University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
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GB
Publication Date
Apr 8th, 2014
Print length
164 Pages
Weight
392 grams
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23.80 x 16.30 x 1.50 cms
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Genealogy, heraldry, names & honoursIslamic studies
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From the Prophet's family tree to the present, ideas about kinship and descent have shaped communal and national identities in Muslim societies. These case studies link genealogical knowledge to particular circumstances in which it was created, circulated and promoted.
Explores the generation, preservation and manipulation of genealogical knowledge. This title ranges from the Prophet's family tree to the present, ideas about kinship and descent have shaped communal and national identities in Muslim societies.
From the Prophet''s family tree to the present, ideas about kinship and descent have shaped communal and national identities in Muslim societies. So an understanding of genealogy is therefore vital to our understanding of Muslim societies, particularly with regard to the generation, preservation and manipulation of genealogical knowledge.
These 9 case studies link genealogical knowledge to particular circumstances in which it was created, circulated and promoted. They stress the malleability of kinship and memory, and the interests this malleability serves.
These 9 case studies link genealogical knowledge to particular circumstances in which it was created, circulated and promoted. They stress the malleability of kinship and memory, and the interests this malleability serves.
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