Islamic names / Annemarie Schimmel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schimmel, Annemarie, 1922-2003, author.

Series:

Islamic surveys.

Islamic surveys

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Names, Personal--Islamic.

Names, Personal.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 137 pages).

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2012.

Summary:

Guiding Western readers through the endlessly fascinating and complicated system of Islamic personal names, Annemarie Schimmel's directory touches upon almost every aspect of Islamic life.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

I The Structure of a 'Name'

II 'Born on Friday'- the Naming of a Child

III Help from God- Religious Name-Giving

IV 'Mothers of the Faithful'The Naming of Girls

v 'Lions, Moons and Roses' The Nickname or Laqab

VI 'A Name too Heavy to Bear' Change and Transformation of Names

Appendix Some Notes on Turkish family names

Notes

Bibliography

Index of personal names

Index of places? ethnic groups? and languages

Index of the Qur' anic verses

Glossary of technical terms

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 94-99) and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4744-7233-8