Bedouin of Northern Arabia: Traditions of the Āl-Ḍhafīr

ISBN-13: 9781138190443 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 158 str.

Bruce Ingham

Opis

This is an absorbing and authentic account, first published in 1986, of the history and traditional way of life of the Al-Dhafir bedouins of north-eastern Arabia, based on a study of their traditions, Arabic historical annals and the reports of western travellers over the past two hundred years.

Spis treści

1. The History of the Al-Dhafir  2. The Traditional Dira of the Al-Dhafir  3. The Structure of the Dhafir Tribal Confederation  4. The Present Situation of the Tribe  5. Texts with Translations and Explanatory Notes  6. Linguistic Characteristics of the Dhafir Dialect

O autorze

Bruce Ingham