Cradle of Islam : the Hijaz and the quest for an Arabian identity /
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| Author / Creator: | Yamani, Mai. |
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| Imprint: | London : I.B. Tauris, 2004. |
| Description: | xiii, 226 p. : maps ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5339448 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- Prologue: Returning to the Cradle
- Defining the Hijaz: The Roots of Cultural Resistance
- The Hijazi 'awa'il and the Preservation of Hijazi Identity
- The Political Awakening of the Hijazi 'awa'il
- The Rotes of Passage 1: Ceremonies of Birth
- The Rites of Passage II: Marriage and Social Status
- The Rites of Passage III: Death - The Final Vindication
- Cultivating the Social Arts I: The Art of Formal Conversation among the Hijazi 'awa'il
- Cultivating the Social Arts II: Reasserting Culinary Tradition
- Cultivatng the Social Arts III: The Adaptation of Hijazi Dress to the New Social Order
- Conclusion
- Appendix A. Deconstructing the awa'il
- Appendix B. A Selection of Polite Phrases
- Select Glossary
- Bibliography and Further Reading
- Notes