Imagining the Arabs
Book • 2016
Peter Webb's work 'Imagining the Arabs' examines the formation of Arab identity (Arab ethnogenesis) during late antiquity and early Islam, focusing on how genealogical narratives were reshaped.
Webb highlights shifts from matrilineal to patrilineal models and how these affected political alliances and claims to authority in the nascent Muslim community.
The book reads early Islamic texts and hadith traditions through the lens of social anthropology and gender, arguing that changing kinship concepts were central to political contestation.
Webb's analysis helps explain factionalism in the early caliphate and the role of marriage ties in succession politics.
It contributes to debates on how later Arab identity was retroactively constructed.
Webb highlights shifts from matrilineal to patrilineal models and how these affected political alliances and claims to authority in the nascent Muslim community.
The book reads early Islamic texts and hadith traditions through the lens of social anthropology and gender, arguing that changing kinship concepts were central to political contestation.
Webb's analysis helps explain factionalism in the early caliphate and the role of marriage ties in succession politics.
It contributes to debates on how later Arab identity was retroactively constructed.
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