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Genealogy and Knowledge in Muslim Societies: Understanding the Past

Genealogy and Knowledge in Muslim Societies: Understanding the Past

Hardcover

Series: Exploring Muslim Contexts

IslamGeneral Middle Eastern HistoryGeneral World History

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ISBN10: 0748644970
ISBN13: 9780748644971
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: Apr 8 2014
Pages: 164
Weight: 0.90
Height: 0.60 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.40
Language: English

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. 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 vital to our understanding of Muslim societies, particularly with regard to the generation, preservation and manipulation of genealogical knowledge.

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