Close Relationships: Incest and Inbreeding in Classical Arabic Literature.
by Gelder, Geert Jan van:
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-I B Tauris, 2005-. Library of Middle East History 9. First edition. ix+278 pages with index. Cloth. Fine in dustjacket. 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. Close Relationships: Incest and Inbreeding in Classical Arabic Literature (Library of Middle East History) boxed 1850438552
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- Close Relationships: Incest and Inbreeding in Classical Arabic Literature.
- Author
- Gelder, Geert Jan van:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1850438552
- ISBN 13
- 9781850438557
- Publisher
- -I B Tauris, 2005-
- Place of Publication
- London
- This edition first published
- 2005
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