Cradle of Islam : the Hijaz and the quest for an Arabian identity
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
I.B. Tauris ,
2004
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Defining the Hijaz: the roots of cultural resistance
- 2. The Hijazi 'awa'il and the preservation of Hijazi identity
- 3. The political awakening of the Hijazi 'awa'il
- 4. The rites of passage I: ceremonies of birth
- 5. The rites of passage II: marriage and social status
- 6. The rites of passage III: death--the final vindication
- 7. Cultivating the social arts I: the art of formal conversation among the Hijazi 'awa'il
- 8. Cultivating the social arts II: reasserting culinary tradition
- 9. Cultivating the social arts III: the adaptation of Hijazi dress to the new social order
- 10. Conclusion