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The Life of the Red Sea Dhow - A Cultural History of Seaborne Exploration in the Islamic World (Hardcover)
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The Life of the Red Sea Dhow - A Cultural History of Seaborne Exploration in the Islamic World (Hardcover)
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For centuries the waters of the Red Sea have been amongst the most
hazardous and feared in the world. Strong or erratic winds have
taken lives and broken boats, smashed against rocks or hidden
sandbars. Pirates too have menaced: some out for booty alone;
others for slaves. Many seafarers have been terrified by the
capricious genies of the ocean, and only by prayer and ritual might
crew members hope to ward off any disaster or evil that might
befall their ship. Central to this archetypal and perilous maritime
scene has been the dhow, the versatile sailing craft that survives
to this day and that for many hundreds of years has linked the
commercial and pilgrim centres of sea and desert. In his new book
Dionisius A Agius, one of the foremost scholars of Islamic material
culture, offers a lucid and wide-ranging history of the iconic dhow
from medieval to modern times. While the history of global and
seafaring exploration is more popular than ever, seaborne discovery
from Islamic lands remains an understudied subject.Whether
discussing trade and salt routes; shoals and wind patterns; spice
harvest seasons; litanies and votive offerings to the sea; or the
deep and resonant connection between language, memory and oral
tradition, this is the first book to place the dhow in its full and
remarkable cultural contexts.
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