La nisba tribale entre identification individuelle et catégorisation. Variations dans la Sicile des xe-xiie siècles

This article aims to elucidate the role played by tribal nisba-s in people’s names in Sicily between the tenth and the twelfth century. The sources considered (narratives and ṭabaqât) allow us to describe the context in which local administrative as well as notarial documents should be read. Islamic...

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Autor principal:	Annliese Nef
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Publicado:	Université de Provence 2010
Materias:	fiscal registers Sicily honour naming systems notarial documents tribal nisba History of Africa DT1-3415 Social sciences (General) H1-99
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b661554612f94a1690fcad7bee11fe3f2021-12-02T10:06:41ZLa nisba tribale entre identification individuelle et catégorisation. Variations dans la Sicile des xe-xiie siècles0997-13272105-227110.4000/remmm.6586https://doaj.org/article/b661554612f94a1690fcad7bee11fe3f2010-07-01T00:00:00Zhttp://journals.openedition.org/remmm/6586https://doaj.org/toc/0997-1327https://doaj.org/toc/2105-2271This article aims to elucidate the role played by tribal nisba-s in people’s names in Sicily between the tenth and the twelfth century. The sources considered (narratives and ṭabaqât) allow us to describe the context in which local administrative as well as notarial documents should be read. Islamic personal names, consisting of various elements, allow selective variations according to context, and tribal nisba-s are not necessarily central to individual identification. Sanctioned by the learned and an almost necessary requirement for witnesses of notarial acts, the tribal nisba indicates urban élite-status and aristocrayic birth, whereas it remains very rare in rural areas as can be documented through fiscal rolls. Thus, tribal nisba-s convey social attributes (such as honour or class), rather than merely indicating a person’s individual identity. Individuals are defined in relation to groups i.e. the tribe and its fame. Therefore, tribal nisba-s categorize rather than individualize.Annliese NefUniversité de Provencearticlefiscal registersSicilyhonournaming systemsnotarial documentstribal nisbaHistory of AfricaDT1-3415Social sciences (General)H1-99ENFRRevue des Mondes Musulmans et de la Méditerranée, Vol 127 (2010)
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description	This article aims to elucidate the role played by tribal nisba-s in people’s names in Sicily between the tenth and the twelfth century. The sources considered (narratives and ṭabaqât) allow us to describe the context in which local administrative as well as notarial documents should be read. Islamic personal names, consisting of various elements, allow selective variations according to context, and tribal nisba-s are not necessarily central to individual identification. Sanctioned by the learned and an almost necessary requirement for witnesses of notarial acts, the tribal nisba indicates urban élite-status and aristocrayic birth, whereas it remains very rare in rural areas as can be documented through fiscal rolls. Thus, tribal nisba-s convey social attributes (such as honour or class), rather than merely indicating a person’s individual identity. Individuals are defined in relation to groups i.e. the tribe and its fame. Therefore, tribal nisba-s categorize rather than individualize.
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title	La nisba tribale entre identification individuelle et catégorisation. Variations dans la Sicile des xe-xiie siècles
title_short	La nisba tribale entre identification individuelle et catégorisation. Variations dans la Sicile des xe-xiie siècles
title_full	La nisba tribale entre identification individuelle et catégorisation. Variations dans la Sicile des xe-xiie siècles
title_fullStr	La nisba tribale entre identification individuelle et catégorisation. Variations dans la Sicile des xe-xiie siècles
title_full_unstemmed	La nisba tribale entre identification individuelle et catégorisation. Variations dans la Sicile des xe-xiie siècles
title_sort	la nisba tribale entre identification individuelle et catégorisation. variations dans la sicile des xe-xiie siècles
publisher	Université de Provence
publishDate	2010
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La nisba tribale entre identification individuelle et catégorisation. Variations dans la Sicile des xe-xiie siècles

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