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Kinship and Marriage in Early Arabia
William Robertson Smith; Edited by Stanley A. Cook; Preface by E L Peters
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Originally published in 1885, this book by William Robertson Smith
examines the history of marriage and kinship relations within
tribal groups in Arabia at the beginning of Islam. The text
explains the intricate links of heredity and dependence among
various groups based on male descent, as well as taking an
interesting look at the practice of polyandry in various groups.
Highly influential in its own day as well as later, this book will
be of use to anyone interested in anthropology and the state of
Arabic tribal groups in the time of Mohammed.
Julius Wellhausen (1844 1918) first published this work in German
in 1878. Reissued here is the 1885 English translation of a revised
1883 version. Intended as a multi-volume work, this first book now
stands as a self-contained work. A biblical scholar and
orientalist, Wellhausen was professor of theology at Greifswald
(until resigning for reasons of conscience) and then professor at
Halle, Marburg and Gottingen. An early exponent of scientific
philology, he placed the Pentateuch in a historical-social context,
setting aside theological traditions. In this work, he sets out his
method and argues that the Pentateuch is a synthesis of four
independent narratives. He then examines the history of worship,
sacrifice, sacred feasts, priests, and the law in ancient Israel.
Wellhausen is a central figure in modern biblical studies, his
theory dominated scholarship for a century, and his pioneering work
remains of great interest in the field."
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Kinship and Marriage in Early Arabia
William Robertson Smith; Edited by Stanley A. Cook; Preface by E L Peters
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Discovery Miles 7 370
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