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The 'Alids: The First Family of Islam, 750-1200 Paperback - 2014
by Teresa Bernheimer
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- Title The 'Alids: The First Family of Islam, 750-1200
- Author Teresa Bernheimer
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition New
- Pages 128
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Edinburgh University Press
- Date 2014-08-20
- Features Bibliography
- Bookseller's Inventory # A9780748695843
- ISBN 9780748695843 / 0748695842
- Weight 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)
- Dimensions 9.1 x 6 x 0.4 in (23.11 x 15.24 x 1.02 cm)
- Ages 22 to UP years
- Grade levels 17 - UP
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
- Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
- Interdisciplinary Studies: Islamic Studies
- Religious Orientation: Islamic
- Dewey Decimal Code 953.02
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From the rear cover
"This book gives us a fresh and fascinating insight into the formation of Islamic society...and the spread of Arab lineages through the emerging Muslim World." Professor Hugh Kennedy, SOAS, University of London The first social and political history of the 'Alids in early Islam 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. They have played a major role in Islamic history: famous early rebels and founders of major Islamic sects, and many rulers - such as the 10th-century Fatimids in Egypt, the current kings of Jordan and Morocco, Ayatollah Khomeini and the Aga Khan - all claimed 'Alid descent. This first in-depth study of the 'Alids focuses on the crucial formative period from the Abbasid Revolution to the Saljuq period, 750-1100. Exploring the rise of the 'Alids as a social phenomenon, the author asks how this family attained and extended its status over the centuries. Key Features Distinguishes between 'Alidism and Shi'ism, opening up new possibilities for understanding the sectarian differences between Sunnis and Shi'ites Uses a wide range of primary sources to show the emergence of the Prophet's descendants as the First Family of Islam Provides the first in-depth study of the 'Alids' financial privileges, false claimants and their marriage patterns Includes case studies and family trees of the most prominent 'Alid families in early Islam Teresa Bernheimer is Senior Lecturer in the History of the Near and Middle East in the Early Islamic Period at SOAS, University of London. She is co-editor of Late Antiquity: Eastern Perspectives (2011). Cover image: The Prophet Muhammad, 'Ali, and His Sons Hasan and Husayn. Acquired by Henry Walters, The Walters Art Museum. Cover design: [EUP logo] www.euppublishing.com