Title Genealogy and knowledge in Muslim societies : understanding the past / edited by Sarah Bowen Savant and Helena de Felipe

Published Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press in association with the Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations, [2014]

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Description 1 online resource (156 pages) : illustrations Series Exploring Muslim contexts Exploring Muslim contexts. Contents Title Page; Contents; Figures and Tables; Introduction; Part One; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Part Two; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Part Three; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; About the Contributors; Index Summary Published in Association with the Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations. Explores the generation, preservation and manipulation of genealogical knowledge. 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. Key Features. Draws on primary sources from across the Middle East, the Maghreb, and Sub-Saharan Africa, ranging from works of the classical Arabic heritage to oral testimonies gained from fieldwork Questions how genealogical knowledge has been generated, how it has empowered political and religious elites and how it has shaped understandings about the past - including those of modern scholars Examines the authenticity, legitimacy and institutionalisation of genealogical knowledge Looks at the bases for sectarian, tribal, ethnic and other identities Explores hierarchy and grounds for prestige and infamy Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Genealogy -- Genealogy -- Religious aspects Kinship -- Religious aspects -- Islam. Muslims -- Intellectual life. HISTORY -- World. HISTORY -- Essays. Kinship -- Religious aspects -- Islam Civilization Intellectual life Muslims -- Intellectual life SUBJECT Islamic countries -- Intellectual life Islamic countries -- Civilization. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85068437 Subject Islamic countries Form Electronic book Author Savant, Sarah Bowen, editor Felipe, Helena de, editor ISBN 0748644989 9780748644988 1306819628 9781306819626

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