Narratives on Tribes in Transition
Title | Narratives on Tribes in Transition PDF eBook |
Author | Jesurathnam Devarapalli |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2021 |
Genre | Human ecology |
ISBN | 9789383221387 |
Tribes in Transition
Title | Tribes in Transition PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 260 |
Release | 2020 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9788121219884 |
Tribal Pastoralists in Transition
Title | Tribal Pastoralists in Transition PDF eBook |
Author | Frank Hole |
Publisher | University of Michigan Press |
Pages | 403 |
Release | 2021-04-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0915703998 |
In the spring of 1973, the Baharvand tribe from the Luristan province of central western Iran prepared to migrate from their winter pastures to their summer camp in the mountains. Seasonal migration in spring and fall had been their way of life for as long as anyone in the camp could remember. They moved their camp and their animals—sheep, goats, horses, donkeys, and chickens—in order to find green pastures and suitable temperatures. That year, one migrating family in the tribe allowed an outsider to make the trip with them. Anthropology professor Frank Hole, accompanied by his graduate student, Sekandar Amanolahi-Baharvand, traveled with the family of Morad Khan as they migrated into the mountains. In this volume, Hole describes the journey, the modern and prehistoric sites along the way, and the people he traveled with. It is a portrait of people in transition—even as the family follows the ancient migration path, there are signs of economic and social change everywhere. Illustrated. Supplementary videos (on the migration, weaving, harvesting, and the bazaars) can be found on Fulcrum (fulcrum.org/UMMAA).
Wonderful Adventures
Title | Wonderful Adventures PDF eBook |
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Pages | 0 |
Release | 1874 |
Genre | Adventure and adventurers |
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Before There Were Kings
Title | Before There Were Kings PDF eBook |
Author | Elie Assis |
Publisher | Penn State Press |
Pages | 333 |
Release | 2024-04-04 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 164602253X |
Following the great periods of national leadership by Moses and Joshua, the book of Judges depicts the stewardship of various judges that rose to power to solve local religious and military challenges in the premonarchic period. This volume provides a close reading of the entire book of Judges, taking seriously the distinct elements of the book and how they are interconnected. Elie Assis explores the ways in which the ideology and theology of Judges unfold through a careful literary analysis. Moving beyond the cycle of sin, punishment, and salvation, Assis demonstrates how differences in the descriptive language applied to each judge, as well as the evaluations in the opening and concluding chapters, provide clues as to the organization and message of the text. Most works on Judges focus on the historical background of the period or the historical process of the book’s composition and seek to dissolve its stories into component parts. In contrast, Before There Were Kings points to the deep underlying unity of Judges and the function of the individual stories within the whole. New and carefully drawn insights related to the purpose of each section and the themes that shape the book as a whole make this a groundbreaking, programmatic contribution to research on the book of Judges. It will be of particular interest to students and scholars of the Old Testament and the Hebrew Bible.
Oral Poetry and Narratives from Central Arabia, Volume 4 Saudi Tribal History
Title | Oral Poetry and Narratives from Central Arabia, Volume 4 Saudi Tribal History PDF eBook |
Author | Kurpershoek |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 1032 |
Release | 2022-03-07 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 900450267X |
A Saudi Tribal History, the fourth volume of the author's series Oral Poetry and Narratives from Central Arabia, presents and analyses the oral traditions of the Dawāsir tribal confederation in the area of Wādi ad-Dawāsir, south of Riyadh. The introduction focusses on the tribe's self-image and its symbiosis of Bedouin and sedentary strains; its internal social relations and its place in the surrounding tribal world; the impact of the Wahhābi movement and the Saudi state's historical efforts to control the tribes; and the store of legends that continues to shape its collective consciousness. It is followed by the Arabic text of the poems and narratives in transcription, based on taped records, with the English translation on the facing page. This is complimented by an extensive glossary, cross-referenced to the Arabic text.
Unity
Title | Unity PDF eBook |
Author | |
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Pages | 428 |
Release | 1913 |
Genre | Liberalism (Religion) |
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