Research Article

Patterns of Intertribal Violence in Late Antique Arabia (III-VII Century AD)

Volume: 22 Number: 3 July 28, 2023
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Patterns of Intertribal Violence in Late Antique Arabia (III-VII Century AD)

Abstract

In Late Antiquity Arabia, under the Byzantine and Sassanid states, there are many decentralized nomadic or sedentary tribal political structures in addition to centralized organizations. There are constant conflicts and wars between the tribes. There are many reasons for their wars such as booty, blood feud, revenge, and border violations. All these reasons and the relative multiplicity of wars show that inter-tribal wars are a form of life in the pre-Islamic period. Through wars, fraternal tribes that are separated from each other for any reason can come together and form a strong unity against the threat of a state. The literature that deals with these wars is called ayyâm al-Arab. This literature, which began to be written down in the 8th century AD, includes intertribal wars, raids, plundering and mass murder with the motive of looting; it also includes relations between Arab tribes, power struggles, feelings of nervousness, strategies of conflict and war, daily life and the law of war. Our research focuses on raids as a war strategy among pre-Islamic Arabs, looting, plundering and mass murder with the motive of gaining booty, with the method of document analysis based on a qualitative paradigm, and it aims to analyse the socio-economic alliance practices produced by war and conflict among Arab tribes through the dynamics. According to the data obtained, it is understood that the reasons such as the inadequacy of resources in the region, the deprivation of central authority, the motive of obtaining booty cause conflicts and alliances.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Religious Studies (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

July 28, 2023

Submission Date

June 20, 2023

Acceptance Date

July 13, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 22 Number: 3

APA
Duman, M. (2023). Patterns of Intertribal Violence in Late Antique Arabia (III-VII Century AD). Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 22(3), 674-684. https://doi.org/10.21547/jss.1317180
AMA
1.Duman M. Patterns of Intertribal Violence in Late Antique Arabia (III-VII Century AD). GAUN-JSS. 2023;22(3):674-684. doi:10.21547/jss.1317180
Chicago
Duman, Muhammet. 2023. “Patterns of Intertribal Violence in Late Antique Arabia (III-VII Century AD)”. Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 22 (3): 674-84. https://doi.org/10.21547/jss.1317180.
EndNote
Duman M (July 1, 2023) Patterns of Intertribal Violence in Late Antique Arabia (III-VII Century AD). Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 22 3 674–684.
IEEE
[1]M. Duman, “Patterns of Intertribal Violence in Late Antique Arabia (III-VII Century AD)”, GAUN-JSS, vol. 22, no. 3, pp. 674–684, July 2023, doi: 10.21547/jss.1317180.
ISNAD
Duman, Muhammet. “Patterns of Intertribal Violence in Late Antique Arabia (III-VII Century AD)”. Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi 22/3 (July 1, 2023): 674-684. https://doi.org/10.21547/jss.1317180.
JAMA
1.Duman M. Patterns of Intertribal Violence in Late Antique Arabia (III-VII Century AD). GAUN-JSS. 2023;22:674–684.
MLA
Duman, Muhammet. “Patterns of Intertribal Violence in Late Antique Arabia (III-VII Century AD)”. Gaziantep Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, vol. 22, no. 3, July 2023, pp. 674-8, doi:10.21547/jss.1317180.
Vancouver
1.Muhammet Duman. Patterns of Intertribal Violence in Late Antique Arabia (III-VII Century AD). GAUN-JSS. 2023 Jul. 1;22(3):674-8. doi:10.21547/jss.1317180

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