Genealogy and Knowledge in Muslim Societies: Understanding the Past

Genealogy and Knowledge in Muslim Societies

Understanding the Past

From the Prophet Mohammad'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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Genealogy and Knowledge in Muslim Societies

Understanding the Past

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-vi

List of Figures and Tables
pp vii-viii

Introduction
pp 1-8

Part One - The Generation of Genealogical Knowledge
pp 9-10

1 - Keeping the Prophet's Family Alive: Profile of a Genealogical Discipline
pp 11-23

2 - Motives and Techniques of Genealogical Forgery in Pre-modern Muslim Societies
pp 24-36

3 - The Genealogy of Power and the Power of Genealogy in Morocco: History, Imaginary and Politics
pp 37-52

Part Two - Empowering Political and Religious Elites
pp 53-54

4 - Berber Leadership and Genealogical Legitimacy: The Almoravid Case
pp 55-70

5 - Ways of Connecting with the Past: Genealogies in Nasrid Granada
pp 71-88

6 - Embarrassing Cousins: Genealogical Conundrums in the Central Sahara
pp 89-102

Part Three - Genealogy as a Source for Writing History
pp 103-104

7 - Was Marwan ibn al-Hakam the First “Real” Muslim?
pp 105-114

8 - Genealogy and Ethnogenesis in al-Mas‘udi's Muruj al-dhahab
pp 115-130

9 - Genealogical Prestige and Marriage Strategy among the Ahl al-Bayt: The Case of the al-Sadr Family in Recent Times
pp 131-148

About the Contributors
pp 149-150

Index
pp 151-156

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