Of sand or soil genealogy and tribal belonging in Saudi Arabia
Thesis (Ph.D.)
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Princeton, Oxford
Princeton University Press
2015
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| Schriftenreihe: | Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Thesis (Ph.D.) Ḥamad al-Jāsir: a life in context -- The dark matter of tribal belonging -- The oracle of al-wurūd: Ḥamad al-Jāsir's genealogical correspondence -- Marriage and lineal authentication -- Parallel migrations, divergent destinations -- Toward a genealogical rule of governance. Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Note on Transliteration; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE Ḥamad al-Jāsir: A Life in Context; CHAPTER TWO The Dark Matter of Tribal Belonging; CHAPTER THREE The Oracle of al-Wurūd: Ḥamad al-Jāsir's Genealogical Correspondence; CHAPTER FOUR Marriage and Lineal Authentication; CHAPTER FIVE Parallel Migrations, Divergent Destinations; CHAPTER SIX Toward a Genealogical Rule of Governance; CONCLUSION; Notes; Bibliography; Index Literaturverzeichnis Seite 255-269 (Seite 255 ungezählt) Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-269) and index Ḥamad al-Jāsir: a life in context -- The dark matter of tribal belonging -- The oracle of al-wurūd: Ḥamad al-Jāsir's genealogical correspondence -- Marriage and lineal authentication -- Parallel migrations, divergent destinations -- Toward a genealogical rule of governance Why do tribal genealogies matter in modern-day Saudi Arabia? What compels the strivers and climbers of the new Saudi Arabia to want to prove their authentic descent from one or another prestigious Arabian tribe? Of Sand or Soil looks at how genealogy and tribal belonging have informed the lives of past and present inhabitants of Saudi Arabia and how the Saudi government's tacit glorification of tribal origins has shaped the powerful development of the kingdom's genealogical culture. Nadav Samin presents the first extended biographical exploration of the major twentieth-century Saudi scholar |
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| Beschreibung: | XII, 283 Seiten Illustrationen (schwarz-weiß), 1 Karte (schwarz-weiß) 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780691164441 978-0-691-16444-1 0691164444 0-691-16444-4 |