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Close Relationships

Name: Close Relationships
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing
SKU: 05108300
Price: 68868 HUF
Availability: InStock
Author: Jan Van Gelder
ISBN: 9781850438557

Incest and Inbreeding in Classical Arabic Literature

Jan Van Gelder

Language

English

Book Hardback

Libristo code: 05108300

Publishers Bloomsbury Publishing, March 2005

Close Relationships is Geert Jan van Gelder's groundbreaking and comprehensive study of the diverse... Full description

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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.