Ibn Khaldun

Lawrence Rosen (Autor)

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154 Seiten

2026
Berghahn Books (Verlag)
978-1-83695-194-0 (ISBN)

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Ibn Khaldun’s theory of history, economics, and group cohesion has influenced thinkers far beyond his North African homeland. His holistic approach foreshadowed modern social science, blending direct observation with cultural interpretation. A vital precursor to contemporary anthropology, his insights on solidarity, religion, and society remain relevant today.

Ibn Khaldun’s theory of dynastic history, economics, and group cohesion has drawn attention far beyond his North African home. He holds a unique place in the Western imagination, cited by figures as diverse as Mark Zuckerberg and President Ronald Reagan. His holistic, functionalist approach foreshadowed the development of modern social science. Whether analyzing kin-based solidarity, the role of religion in communal life, or the interplay between the universal and the particular, his emphasis on direct observation and cultural interpretation makes him a vital progenitor to contemporary anthropology.

Lawrence Rosen is the Cromwell Professor of Anthropology Emeritus at Princeton University and Adjunct Professor Emeritus of Law at Columbia University. He is a member of the bar of the United States Supreme Courtand has received multiple teaching awards and the Royal Anthropological Institute’s Donne Award

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Introduction: Ibn Khaldun and the Anthropological Enterprise

Chapter 1. Theory as Context: The Man and His Times

Chapter 2. Social Solidarity and the Theory of Cyclical History

Chapter 3. Free Will and the Individual

Chapter 4. The Anthropology of Religion: Inner States and Overt Acts

Chapter 5. Shari’a, Custom, and the Anthropology of Law

Chapter 6. Ibn Khaldun as an Arab Thinker

Conclusion: The Allure of the Universal, the Tug of the Particular

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Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.3.2026
Reihe/Serie	Anthropology's Ancestors
Zusatzinfo	Bibliography; Index; 15 Illustrations
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	127 x 203 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-83695-194-9 / 1836951949
ISBN-13	978-1-83695-194-0 / 9781836951940
Zustand	Neuware