ISBN:
9781908049834
Language:
English
Pages:
XVII, 302 S.
,
24 cm
Edition:
First published
Series Statement:
Approaches to anthropological archaeology
DDC:
305.800956
Keywords:
Tribes
;
Middle East Social conditions
;
Naher Osten
;
Stamm
;
Geschichte 1800-1900
;
Naher Osten
;
Stamm
;
Geschichte 1800-1900
Description / Table of Contents:
What is a tribe -- Travellers in the Levant in the nineteenth century -- The dynamics of territorial and power structures -- Oral traditions -- Tribal society and its relation to the landscape -- Tribal institutions -- Relations between the tribes and the state -- From tribe to tribal state: three case studies -- Economy of tribal societies -- Ethnicity and the sense of belonging -- Women in tribal societies -- Religion and folklore -- Back in time: historical parallels.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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