Kinship and Marriage in Early Arabia: A History of Arabian Tribes and Culture from the time of Mohammed

by William Robertson Smith

Book Overview

William Robertson Smith reveals the ancient familial and marital customs of Arabia, detailing their significance in the social and hierarchical structure of the society.

First appearing in the 1880s, this enquiry did much to introduce and clarify Arabian customs of marriage and kinship to scholars working in the West. The place of the father and mother in the household, and the significance of children male and female, has...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1789874645
• ISBN13: 9781789874648
• Release Date: January 1885
• Publisher: Pantianos Classics
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"