Scrutizing the Constructions of waʾd through Major Lexicographical Sources

The term waʾd is commonly understood to refer to the alleged custom of the pre-Islamic era to bury new-born girls alive after their birth. As such, it has become part and parcel of the portrayal of pre-Islamic Arabia (ǧāhiliyya). The present paper provides a thorough analysis of the concept of waʾd...

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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Brill 2024
In: Arabica
Jahr: 2024, Band: 71, Heft: 1/2, Seiten: 1-77
weitere Schlagwörter:B mawʾūda
B female infanticide
B Waʾd al-banāt
B Arabic lexicography
B infanticide féminin
B ǧāhiliyya
B lexicographie arabe
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Zusammenfassung:The term waʾd is commonly understood to refer to the alleged custom of the pre-Islamic era to bury new-born girls alive after their birth. As such, it has become part and parcel of the portrayal of pre-Islamic Arabia (ǧāhiliyya). The present paper provides a thorough analysis of the concept of waʾd and its relevant cognates, as they occur in major lexicographical sources, aiming to shed light on certain mechanisms of construction of what is traditionally accepted as an accurate depiction of a real practice.
ISSN:1570-0585
Enthält:Enthalten in: Arabica
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15700585-202416894