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Bedouin Poetry from Sinai and the Negev - Mirror of a Culture (Hardcover)
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Bedouin Poetry from Sinai and the Negev - Mirror of a Culture (Hardcover)
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The desert-dwelling Bedouin have always been a subject of intense
fascination. Their culture and ethics are still largely a mystery,
both for the peoples with whom they share the Middle-Eastern and
African lands, and for those living in the West. Like other
non-literate peoples, the Bedouin have a strong oral tradition and
use poetry for many forms of communication and entertainment.
Clinton Bailey has spent the last twenty years among the Bedouin of
Sinai and the Negev studying their culture and recording their
poems as recited around campfires. This book presents the fruit of
his work: 113 poems reflecting Bedouin attitudes to a variety of
personal, social, and political experiences. Each poem is
translated into English, appears in Arabic script and
transliteration, and is accompanied by an introduction and notes on
the cultural, linguistic, and historical background. This thorough
and original study makes a vital contribution to our knowledge of
the Bedouin, and will be of great interest to Arabists,
anthropologists, linguists, sociologists, and all those who visit
this part of the Arab world. Dr Bailey has has lectured on Bedouin
culture and history at various universities, and is a founder of
the Museum of Bedouin Culture in the Negev.
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