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Adoption, acknowledgement of paternity and false genealogical claims in Arabian and Islamic societies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 September 2003

ELLA LANDAU-TASSERON
ELLA LANDAU-TASSERON
Affiliation:
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Abstract

The common view of adoption in pre-Islamic times is that it was widespread, that adoptees were the legal equals of biological sons, and that the institution was abolished with the advent of Islam. In the first part of this study I question the first two of these views. In the second part I argue that adoption, acknowledgement of paternity and false genealogical claims are three distinct practices, although scholars often confuse one with another. I explain the differences between them, and identify the sources of the confusion. Finally, I briefly mention Islamic alternatives to adoption.

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies , Volume 66 , Issue 2 , June 2003 , pp. 169 - 192
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© School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 2003

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Footnotes

I would like to thank my colleague Frank Stewart for his valuable comments and suggestions.