Ibn Khaldun’s (1332-1406) concept of al-Assabiyya – Obsolete notion or enduring reality?
The concept of al-Assabiyya which can be translated as kinship, tribal solidarity, commitment, loyalty, blood relationship and identification with one’s own tribe, was coined by Ibn Khaldun during his study of nomadic Arab Bedouin tribes, particularly the Berbers of North Africa. Ibn Khaldun noted t...
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Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences
2009
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