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The Seminar for Arabian Studies has come a long way since 1968 when
it was first convened, yet it remains the principal international
academic forum for research on the Arabian Peninsula. This is
clearly reflected in the ever-increasing number of researchers from
all over the world who come each year to the three-day Seminar to
present and discuss their latest research and fieldwork. The
Seminar has covered, and continues to cover, an extensive range of
diverse subjects that include anthropology, archaeology,
architecture, art, epigraphy, ethnography, history, language,
linguistics, literature, numismatics, theology, and more, from the
earliest times to the present day or, in the fields of political
and social history, to around the end of the Ottoman Empire
(1922/1923). Papers presented at the Seminar have all been
subjected to an intensive review process before they are accepted
for publication in the Proceedings. The rigorous nature of the
reviews undertaken by a range of specialists ensures that the
highest academic standards are maintained. A supplementary volume,
'Languages, scripts and their uses in ancient North Arabia' edited
by M.C.A. Macdonald (ISBN 9781784918996, Archaeopress, 2018), is
also available containing the proceedings from the special session
held during the seminar on 5 August 2017.
The Socotra archipelago lies approximately 135 nautical miles (Nm)
northeast of Cape Guardafui, Somalia and 205Nm south of Ras Fartaq,
Yemen. The archipelago is made up of four main islands, Socotra,
cAbd al-Kuri, Samha and Darsa, of which Socotra is the largest and
most densely populated. The population of Socotra is divided
between the interior pastoralists and the coastal fishermen and
traders. While scholarly studies concerning the interior population
abound, the fishermen of Socotra have received comparatively less
attention and little about them or their traditions is known. This
research seeks to address this balance by analysing the Socotri
maritime traditions and addressing the question as to how social,
environmental and technological influences have shaped the maritime
traditions of the fishermen of Socotra. The primary data forming
the basis of this book is author's ethnographic fieldwork carried
out on the islands of Socotra and Samha between 2009 and 2010. This
data is incorporated within a transdisciplinary framework that
looks at some of the essential factors of historical,
archaeological and environmental evidence to gain a holistic
insight into the spatial and temporal factors affecting the
maritime traditions of the fishermen.
The Seminar for Arabian Studies is the principal international
academic forum for research on the Arabian Peninsula. First
convened in 1968, it is the only annual academic event for the
study of the Arabian Peninsula that brings together researchers
from all over the world to present and discuss current fieldwork
and the latest research. The Seminar covers an extensive range of
diverse subjects that include anthropology, archaeology,
architecture, art, epigraphy, ethnography, history, language,
linguistics, literature, numismatics, theology, and more besides,
from the earliest times to the present day or, in the fields of
political and social history, to around the end of the Ottoman
Empire (1922). The Seminar meets for three days each year, with an
ever-increasing number of participants coming from around the globe
to attend. In 2016 the fiftieth meeting took place, in which sixty
papers and posters were presented in London at the British Museum,
where this prestigious event has been hosted since 2002. The
Seminar also regularly hosts a special session focusing on a
specific aspect of the Humanities on the Arabian Peninsula,
enabling a range of experts to present their research to a wider
audience. In 2016 this special session was entitled 'Textiles and
Personal Adornment in the Arabian Peninsula', which provided a
fascinating overview of research on dress, textiles, and adornment
in the Middle East.
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