Genealogy and Knowledge in Muslim Societies : Understanding the Past Hardback
Edited by Sarah Bowen Savant, Helena de Felipe
Part of the Exploring Muslim Contexts series
Hardback
Description
This title 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 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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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:168 pages
- Publisher:Edinburgh University Press
- Publication Date:08/04/2014
- Category:
- ISBN:9780748644971
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:168 pages
- Publisher:Edinburgh University Press
- Publication Date:08/04/2014
- Category:
- ISBN:9780748644971
