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Close Relationships

Incest and Inbreeding in Classical Arabic Literature

Inbunden, Engelska, 2005

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Close Relationships is Geert Jan van Gelder's groundbreaking and comprehensive study of the diverse facts and opinions concerning incest and close-kin marriage found in literary and non-literary pre-modern Arabic texts. The pre-Islamic Arabs knew about the dangers of inbreeding; the Qur'an formulates the basic principles of marriage impediments in Islam, which were elaborated by generations of jurists. Incest is a motif found in lampoons, anecdotes, stories, legends, dream interpretation, and polemics with other religions, in particular the Zoroastrians, who in pre-Islamic times allegedly recommended next-of-kin marriage. Many of the relevant passages are presented as English translations in this richly documented book.

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Utgivningsdatum2005-03-23
Mått156 x 234 x 25 mm
Vikt588 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieLibrary of Middle East History
Antal sidor288
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781850438557

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Van Gelder's erudite and entertaining study is an important contrbution not only to our knowledge of classical Arabic literature but also to our understanding of the history of human sexuality.' - Everett Rowson, author of 'Homoeroticism in Classical Arabic Literature' 'Professor van Gelder has brought together a truly remarkable amount of information on a subject almost wholly unexamined previously. ' - C.Edmund Bosworth, Fellow of the British Academy, Professor Emeritus of Arabic Studies, Univeristy of Manchester 'Geert Jan van Gelder's book is an erudite and highly readable tour de force of Islamic civilisation, and the aspect he explores, even though it might be lesser know, is vital for understanding the traditonal working of the genealogical system in the Islamic world, which continues to hold its importance until the present day.' - Ulrich Marzolph, Professor of Islamic Studies, University of Gottingen' DIE WELT DES ISLAMS 'a scholarly masterpiece'