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Record Number: 3875 Author(s)/Creator(s): Scarcia Amoretti , Biancamaria. Contributor(s): Title: Women's Names in Early Islamic Pro-Shiite Texts on the Genealogy of the "Talibiyyin" [The author analyzes mentions of women in three texts, "Kitab al mu'aqqibin," "Sirr al-silsila al-'Alawiyya," and "al-Majdi fi ansab al-Talibiyyin." In addition to tracing patterns and meaning in women's given names, Scarcia Amoretti also looks at the importance of women in establishing descent and the strategies for marriage within the Hasayni family, descendants of the Prophet Muhammad. Title note supplied by Feminae.]. Source: Medieval Prosopography 23, ( 2002): Pages 141 - 165. Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Ahl al-Bayt (Family of the Prophet Muhammad) Concubines Genealogy Hasayni Family Marriage Muslims Names - Forenames Prosopography Shiites Award Note: Geographic Area: Eastern Mediterranean Century: 9-10 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: La Sapienza University, Rome Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 2002. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 01989405

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