Bedouin of Northern Arabia - Traditions of the Al-Dhafir (Hardcover)

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. During the early part of the twentieth century the Al-Dhafir were a major power in the desert south west of the Euphrates between Samawa and Zubair. Beginning in the Hijaz in the early 1600s as a confederation of small tribes under the leadership of the Suwait clan, they have had an eventful history in which their tribal tradition records battles with the Sharifs in the Hijaz, the al'Urai'ir in al Hasa, the Muntafiq in Iraq and finally the Ikhwan raiders in the 1920s. They are well known for an almost quixotic adherence to the taditions of hospitality and protection of fugitives for which their sheikhs became known as the Ahl al-Buwait, 'people of the little tent'.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Library Editions: Society of the Middle East
Release date:	April 2016
First published:	1986
Authors:	Bruce Ingham
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	154
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-19044-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Indigenous peoples Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General
LSN:	1-138-19044-6
Barcode:	9781138190443

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