Prosopography : an approach to studying elites and social groups
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Source
Issue
Vol. 3, Issue 1 (30 Jun. 2020), pp.69-85, 17 p.
Publisher
Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies
Publication Date
2020-06-30
Country of Publication
Qatar
No. of Pages
17
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This study presents prosopography, or collective bibliography, as an auxiliary approach to historical study.
Prosopography focuses on researching the common characteristics of historical actors belonging to a specific group, as well as studying their external characteristics, similar and different, and the trajectories of their lives, gathering data from phenomena touching any individual’s life to common aspects of the lives of these individuals.
Social historians have adopted prosopography, an approach once geared to the study of ancient history, to studying social groups in eras of medieval, modern, and contemporary history.
This has resulted in the emergence of new findings that are distinct from those derived from other studies, especially when data are scarce and written sources are unavailable, or the archive is sparse or missing.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Anqud, Rajaa. 2020. Prosopography : an approach to studying elites and social groups. AlMuntaqa،Vol. 3, no. 1, pp.69-85.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1403300
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Anqud, Rajaa. Prosopography : an approach to studying elites and social groups. AlMuntaqa Vol. 3, no. 1 (May. / Jun. 2020), pp.69-85.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1403300
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Anqud, Rajaa. Prosopography : an approach to studying elites and social groups. AlMuntaqa. 2020. Vol. 3, no. 1, pp.69-85.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1403300
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
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BIM-1403300