Aesthetics and Ritual in the United Arab Emirates: The Anthropology of Food and Personal Adornment Among Arabian WomenAmerican University of Beirut, 1983 - 119 pagine |
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Pagina 47
... evil spirit and exorcise it . Gum Arabic is added to frankincense to reinforce its ability to protect from the evil eye . Gum Arabic ( şamgh ) , bought in lumps of hard yellowish resin with numerous streaks and inclusions , is obtained ...
... evil spirit and exorcise it . Gum Arabic is added to frankincense to reinforce its ability to protect from the evil eye . Gum Arabic ( şamgh ) , bought in lumps of hard yellowish resin with numerous streaks and inclusions , is obtained ...
Pagina 104
... evil eye . The relations between honor , shame , gossip , and hospitality have been dealt with by various authors concerned with various Mediterranean societies . As Peristiany observes : Honour and shame are social evaluations and thus ...
... evil eye . The relations between honor , shame , gossip , and hospitality have been dealt with by various authors concerned with various Mediterranean societies . As Peristiany observes : Honour and shame are social evaluations and thus ...
Pagina 105
... evil eye , while declared enemies . are impotent to do so ( 1961 : 145 ) . Although strangers may also be the source of evil eye their power is be- lieved to be less harmful . Objects as such cannot be struck by evil eye except through ...
... evil eye , while declared enemies . are impotent to do so ( 1961 : 145 ) . Although strangers may also be the source of evil eye their power is be- lieved to be less harmful . Objects as such cannot be struck by evil eye except through ...
Parole e frasi comuni
according added aesthetic aloewood ambergris applied appreciation Arab areas avoid beautiful become believed blood body rituals bread called clothes coast coffee Cold color considered consumed cooked covered dishes dough dress dried drinking evil experience expressed face feet female fire fish food and body forms guest hair hand head henna honor host hostess important incense indigo jewelry leaves light lunch male mask material meal meat mixed mixture mountains mouth musk night occasions odors offered oils Once performed perfumes person Photo pieces placed platter pollution prayer preparation Prophet purify relatives religious removed rice right hand rites round saffron salt scents senses served side sitting skin smell social specific spices status sweet takes tastes touch traditional tray usually various veil washed wearing woman women