Concept information
Preferred term
1788Shaykh
Broader concept
Scope note
- Title used for authority figures and offices in Islamic societies. Originally applied specifically to older men in kin-based Arab tribal societies, it has become a title of respect for those who mastered the religious sciences, for administrators of religious institutions, and for masters of dervish groups. The title was also bestowed on the highest religious office in the Ottoman Empire, the shaykh al-Islam.
Source
- Campo 2009
Contributor
- Katsiadakis Helen (AA)
Creator
- Tzedopoulos Giorgos (AA)
Notation
- 1788
In other languages
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Greek
URI
https://humanitiesthesaurus.academyofathens.gr/dyas-resource/Concept/1788
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