Sons of Ishmael (RLE Egypt)
A Study of the Egyptian Bedouin
1st Edition
Published on 23. November 2012
Book
Hardback
364 pages
978-0-415-81123-1 (ISBN)
Description
Merely to inhabit a desert demands much skill, craft, experience and travel. For the numerous nomadic tribes of Africa and the Middle East, living ancestors of the Egyptians, Jews and Arabs, Egypt is their meeting ground. The author, with twenty-five years of accumulated knowledge, here sets out to present analyses of their cultures and beliefs, along with descriptions of each tribe.
First published 1935.
First published 1935.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
960 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-81123-1 (9780415811231)
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Person
G.W. Murray
Content
Preface. Introduction. Part 1. 1. The Desert in Ancient Times 2. The Arab Invasion Part 2. 3. The Tribe 4. Life in the Tents 5. Food 6. Domestic Animals 7. The Camel 8. The Chase 9. Raiding and Warfare Part 3. 10. Beliefs 11. Rites and Ceremonies 12. The Law of Blood-Vengeance 13. Laws of the Tent and of Women 14. Legal Procedure Part 4. 15. Arabs of Sinai and the Eastern Desert 16. The Western Bedouin 17. Bedouin Settled in the Nile Valley 18. The Beja 19. Epilogue. Appendix: Western Desert Law. Index.