The 'Alids' : the first family of Islam, 750-1200 / / Teresa Bernheimer [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910790591403321
• Autore: Bernheimer Teresa <1978->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2013
• ISBN: 0-7486-9389-0; 0-7486-3848-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (119 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 953.02
• Soggetti: Alids; Islamic Empire History 750-1258
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: ""CONTENTS""; ""ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS""; ""1. INTRODUCTION""; ""2. GENEALOGY, MONEY AND THE DRAWING OF BOUNDARIES""; ""3. SHIFTING HIERARCHIES AND EMPHASISING KINSHIP: 'ALID MARRIAGE PATTERNS""; ""4. THE NIQABA, THE HEADSHIP OF THE 'ALID FAMILY""; ""5. THE 'ALIDS AS LOCAL NOBILITY""; ""6. CONCLUSION""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""INDEX""
• Sommario/riassunto: This first in-depth study of the 'Alids focuses on the crucial formative period from the Abbasid Revolution to the end of the Seljuq period. Exploring their rise from both a religious point of view and as a social phenomenon, Bernheimer investigates how they attained and extended the family's status over the centuries. The 'Alids are the descendants of the Prophet Muhammad, the elite family of Islam. The respect and veneration they are accorded is unparalleled in Islamic society, regardless of political or religious affiliation. And they have played a major role Islamic history, from famous early rebels to the founders and eponyms of major Islamic sects, and from 9th-century Moroccan and 10th-century Egyptian rulers to the current King of Jordan, the Ayatollah Khomeini and the Aga Khan.