From Traders to Caliphs
Prosopography, Geography and the Marriages of Muḥammad's Tribe
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5830509 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Majied Robinson (University of Edinburgh, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 22-35 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Al-Masāq (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0950-3110 • E-ISSN: 1473-348X |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09503110.2016.1153297 |
| OpenAlex | W2340768715 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
When viewed prosopographically, the marriages of the Umayyad caliphs recorded within the Arabic genealogical literary tradition present us with a compelling insight into the evolution of the early Islamic polity. Following a brief outline of the methodology, this paper will then extract the marriages of the Umayyad caliphs and their sons and use these data to illustrate trends in marriage behaviour over the course of their dynastic reign. This will then be compared with the marriage behaviour of two other cohorts: those of Muḥammad and the early Muslims, and those of the Quraysh of Muḥammad's father's generation. By comparing the behaviour of these three groups we shall demonstrate the efficacy of the methodology and the accuracy of the source material and ultimately develop our narrative of Islamic history prior to the fall of the Umayyads
History of Islam · Polity · Prosopography · Reign · Tribe · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Islamic Finance and Banking Studies · Islamic Studies and History
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |