Aesthetics and Ritual in the United Arab Emirates: The Anthropology of Food and Personal Adornment Among Arabian Women |
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The United Arab Emirates a federation of seven emirates – Abu Dhabi , Dubai ,
Sharjah , Ras al Khaimah , Ajman , Umm al Qawain , and Fujairah – was formerly
known as the Coast of Trucial Oman . The area ( see maps ) occupies part of the
...
The United Arab Emirates a federation of seven emirates – Abu Dhabi , Dubai ,
Sharjah , Ras al Khaimah , Ajman , Umm al Qawain , and Fujairah – was formerly
known as the Coast of Trucial Oman . The area ( see maps ) occupies part of the
...
Pagina 58
Gold jewelry is characteristic of women living on the coast , whereas silver
jewelry is specifically bedouin . Most bedouin silver jewelry has a variety of
shapes with religious significance : Quran boxes , crescents , amulets , and
charms with ...
Gold jewelry is characteristic of women living on the coast , whereas silver
jewelry is specifically bedouin . Most bedouin silver jewelry has a variety of
shapes with religious significance : Quran boxes , crescents , amulets , and
charms with ...
Pagina 61
It is tied at the waist by a cloth band called nas ' ah in the coast , ḥabchah or
dakkah in the mountains and desert . For festive occasions the women wear a
sirwal decorated at the ankles by hand - made ( Photo 24 ) or machine - sewn ...
It is tied at the waist by a cloth band called nas ' ah in the coast , ḥabchah or
dakkah in the mountains and desert . For festive occasions the women wear a
sirwal decorated at the ankles by hand - made ( Photo 24 ) or machine - sewn ...
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Sommario
General | 11 |
The Tactile Experience | 28 |
The Visual Experience | 52 |
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Informazioni bibliografiche
| Titolo | Aesthetics and Ritual in the United Arab Emirates: The Anthropology of Food and Personal Adornment Among Arabian Women |
| Autore | Aida Kanafani-Zahar |
| Editore | American University of Beirut, 1983 |
| Provenienza dell'originale | la University of Michigan |
| Digitalizzato | 8 ott 2008 |
| Lunghezza | 119 pagine |
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