TY  - BOOK
AU  - Bernards,Monique
AU  - Nawas,John
TI  - Patronate and Patronage in Early and Classical Islam
T2  - Brill Book Archive Part 1, ISBN: 9789004472495
SN  - 9789047416524
AV  - BP171 
U1  - 297.09/021 22
PY  - 2005///
CY  - Leiden; , Boston
PB  - BRILL
KW  - Islam and state
KW  - Islam
KW  - Relations
KW  - Patron and client
KW  - Islamic Countries
KW  - Patronage, Political
KW  - Social networks
KW  - Islamic countries
N1  - Texts are contributions to an international conference held in Berg en Dal, the Netherlands; Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - This book deals with patronate and patronage ( walā' ) of early and classical Islam. Though Webster's Third has the term "mawla," the concept remains very difficult to come to grips with. Fourteen contributions by renowned scholars analyze the social and cultural phenomenon of walā' from various angles. As a whole, the book conveys what we presently know about patronate and patronage during the first four centuries of Islam. Inasmuch as the contributors have used different methods - from a close rereading of primary sources to the application of social theory and quantitative analysis - the book additionally offers an overview of methodologies current in the field of Islamic Studies
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/9789047416524
ER  -