About the Contributors

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures and Tables vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Part One. The Generation of Genealogical Knowledge
6. Chapter 1 Keeping the Prophet’s Family Alive: Profile of a Genealogical Discipline 11
7. Chapter 2 Motives and Techniques of Genealogical Forgery in Pre-modern Muslim Societies 24
8. Chapter 3 The Genealogy of Power and the Power of Genealogy in Morocco: History, Imaginary and Politics 37
9. Part Two. Empowering Political and Religious Elites
10. Chapter 4 Berber Leadership and Genealogical Legitimacy: The Almoravid Case 55
11. Chapter 5 Ways of Connecting with the Past: Genealogies in Nasrid Granada 71
12. Chapter 6 Embarrassing Cousins: Genealogical Conundrums in the Central Sahara 89
13. Part Three. Genealogy as a Source for Writing History
14. Chapter 7 Was Marwan ibn al-Hakam the First “Real” Muslim? 105
15. Chapter 8 Genealogy and Ethnogenesis in al-Mas'udi’s Muruj al-dhahab 115
16. Chapter 9 Genealogical Prestige and Marriage Strategy among the Ahl al-Bayt: The Case of the al-Sadr Family in Recent Times 131
17. About the Contributors 149
18. Index 151