Folklore and Folklife in the United Arab EmiratesRoutledge, 16 dec 2013 - 208 pagina's A unique description and analysis of the domains and genres of UAE folklore, including folk customs and beliefs, traditional arts and crafts, folk dances, folk narratives and proverbs. Challenging the established meaning of folklife, this volume also deals with folklore in public life, in the mass media, in education and in politics. |
Inhoudsopgave
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
The United Arab Emirates | 7 |
The State of Folklore Studies and Research in the UAE | 30 |
Folklore in Private and Public Life | 42 |
Folklore and the State | 56 |
Folk Literature | 71 |
Folk Customs and Beliefs | 86 |
Folk Medicine | 105 |
Performing Folk Arts | 126 |
Material Culture | 146 |
CONCLUSION | 167 |
Notes | 170 |
| 174 | |
Appendixes | 179 |
| 189 | |
Overige edities - Alles bekijken
Folklore and Folklife in the United Arab Emirates Sayyid Hamid Hurriez Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2011 |
Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
Abu Dhabi activities Ajman Al Ain aliens Allah Arab countries Arab Gulf Arabia areas artistic Bani Yas bedouin bride bridegroom camel centre century ceremony chanting circumcision coastal contemporary UAE society cultural heritage customs and beliefs dance date palm Dubai environment especially example fictitious field figure findings first fishing five Folk Arts folk dance folk medicine folklore and cultural folklore and folklife folklore and traditional genres girls herbal herbs important indicated influences institutions Islamic jewellery Julfar Khaimah mainly medicine mentioned Ministry modern Muhammad Muslim mutawwa narratives nomadic occasions official pearling performing arts performing folk arts period political popular pottery present promotion proverbs Qawasim Qur’an Ras al Khaimah reflect religious role scientific Sharjah significant social songs specific traditional culture traditional heritage traditional societies traditional UAE society tribes UAE folklore UAE nationals UAE University United Arab Emirates values various vernacular architecture wedding women