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Why was Muhammad Nursed by the Bedouins? The Institute of Milk Kinship in Pre-Islamic Arabia in the Light of the Hadith. / Rozov, V. .
In: MANUSCRIPTA ORIENTALIA. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR ORIENTAL MANUSCRIPT RESEARCH, Vol. 25, No. 2, 2019, p. 28-31.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Why was Muhammad Nursed by the Bedouins? The Institute of Milk Kinship in Pre-Islamic Arabia in the Light of the Hadith
AU - Rozov, V.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - According to Muslim sources, noble families of pre-Islamic Mecca gave their children to the neighbouring Bedouin tribes for nursing. Traditionally, this custom was explained by the necessity to protect children against dangers of the city or as a means to introduce them to the “pure Arabic” culture of the desert. This article proposes a different explanation for this practice. An analysis of milk-kinship practices in other cultures and of Prophetic hadith suggests that giving one's children to a neighbour tribe to foster was likely a ritual way to establish and maintain socio-political ties and alliances.
AB - According to Muslim sources, noble families of pre-Islamic Mecca gave their children to the neighbouring Bedouin tribes for nursing. Traditionally, this custom was explained by the necessity to protect children against dangers of the city or as a means to introduce them to the “pure Arabic” culture of the desert. This article proposes a different explanation for this practice. An analysis of milk-kinship practices in other cultures and of Prophetic hadith suggests that giving one's children to a neighbour tribe to foster was likely a ritual way to establish and maintain socio-political ties and alliances.
KW - milk kinship
KW - ritual kinship
KW - marriage
KW - alliance conclusion
KW - pre‑Islamic Arabia
KW - hadith
KW - Muhammad
KW - Bedouins
UR - http://manuscripta-orientalia.kunstkamera.ru/archive/2019_02_25/04
UR - https://elibrary.ru/item.asp?id=42393288
M3 - Article
VL - 25
SP - 28
EP - 31
JO - Manuscripta Orientalia
JF - Manuscripta Orientalia
SN - 1238-5018
IS - 2
ER -
ID: 36333732