Buch, Englisch, Band 178.2-2, 878 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1397 g
Explaining the Non-Human Names of Arab Kinship Groups, Volume 2-2 Appendices
Buch, Englisch, Band 178.2-2, 878 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 1397 g
ISBN: 978-90-04-69747-8
Verlag: Brill
In the Arab world, people belong to kinship groups (lineages and tribes). Many lineages are named after animals, birds, and plants. Why? This survey evaluates five old explanations – “totemism,” “emulation of predatory animals,” “ancestor eponymy,” “nicknaming,” and “Bedouin proximity to nature.” It suggests a new hypothesis: Bedouin tribes use animal names to obscure their internal cleavages. Such tribes wax and wane as they attract and lose allies and clients; they include “attached” elements as well as actual kin. To prevent outsiders from spotting “attached” groups, Bedouin tribes scatter non-human names across their segments, making it difficult to link any segment with a human ancestor. Young’s argument contributes to theories of tribal organization, Arab identity, onomastics, and Near Eastern kinship.
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Appendix K: List of Kinship Groups Named after Birds
Appendix L: List of Kinship Groups Named After Mammals
Appendix M: List of Kinship Groups Named after Plants
Appendix N: List of Kinship Groups Named after Insects, Spiders, and Scorpions
Appendix O: List of Kinship Groups Named after Reptiles and Amphibians
Appendix P: List of Kinship Groups Named after Types of Marine Life
Appendix Q: Ancestor Eponymy: Kinship Group Names Derived from Biological Terms That Are Also Used as Personal Names
Appendix R: List of Nicknames Derived from Terms for Natural Species Found in the Onomasticon Arabicum
Appendix S: Non-genealogical Names of Tribes, Sub-tribes, and Clans in Nineteenth-Century Palestine
Appendix T: List of Sedentary Kinship Groups Named after Natural Species in Northern Jordan
