TY - BOOK AU - Schimmel,Anne-Marie TI - Islamic Names: An Introduction T2 - The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys : NEIS SN - 9780852245637 U1 - 929.40917671 20 PY - 2022///] CY - Edinburgh : PB - Edinburgh University Press, KW - Names, Personal KW - Islamic KW - Islamic Studies KW - RELIGION / Islam / General KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Introduction --; I The Structure of a 'Name' --; II 'Born on Friday'- the Naming of a Child --; III Help from God- Religious Name-Giving --; IV 'Mothers of the Faithful'The Naming of Girls --; v 'Lions, Moons and Roses' The Nickname or Laqab --; VI 'A Name too Heavy to Bear' Change and Transformation of Names --; Appendix Some Notes on Turkish family names --; Notes --; Bibliography --; Index of personal names --; Index of places? ethnic groups? and languages --; Index of the Qur' anic verses --; Glossary of technical terms; restricted access; Issued also in print N2 - Guiding Western readers through the endlessly fascinating and complicated system of Islamic personal names, Annemarie Schimmel's directory touches upon almost every aspect of Islamic life UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474472333 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781474472333 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781474472333/original ER -