Explores what tribal identity meant to Arabs at different stages of the caliphate's evolution Examines al-Azd in Arabia on the eve of Islam Contributes to the debate over centralisation in the early Islamic conquests Reconsiders the careers of the crucial Muhallabid family in Umayyad politics Asks what al-Azd identity meant to literate elites under the early Abbasids Critically analyses multiple narratives concerning the early Marwanid period Examining a single broad tribal identity – al-Azd – from the immediate pre-Islamic period into the early Abbasid era, this book notes the ways it was continually refashioned over that time. It explores the ways in which the rise of the early Islamic empire influenced the peoples of the Arabian Peninsula who became a core part of it, and examines the connections between the kinship societies and the developing state of the early caliphate. This helps us to understand how what are often called ‘tribal’ forms of social organisation identity conditioned its growth and helped shape what became its common elite culture.
- ISBN: 9781474436809
- Editorial: Edinburgh University Press
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 272
- Fecha Publicación: 01/02/2021
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
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