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OverviewIn 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: William C. YoungPublisher: Brill Imprint: Brill Volume: 178.2-2 Weight: 1.596kg ISBN: 9789004697478ISBN 10: 9004697470 Pages: 878 Publication Date: 24 April 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAppendix 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 JordanReviewsAuthor InformationWilliam C. Young, Ph.D. (1988), Associate Professor of Anthropology (retired), has published an ethnography of the Rašāyidah Bedouin of Sudan (Harcourt Brace, 1996) and many articles about Arab cultural traditions (hospitality, Bedouin society, and ritual). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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