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Pagina 100
He comes from the outside , unordered world and must honor his host by being
clean . If he is dirty , he overtly offends the host . A visiting woman who denies
herself respectability is simultaneously denying the possibility of evoking respect
...
He comes from the outside , unordered world and must honor his host by being
clean . If he is dirty , he overtly offends the host . A visiting woman who denies
herself respectability is simultaneously denying the possibility of evoking respect
...
Pagina 103
Violating the rites of hospitality would expose the host to the severest social
disapproval . A hostess has to protect her role and status . When she is deprived
of them group integrity itself is jeopardized because of loss of face and of status .
Violating the rites of hospitality would expose the host to the severest social
disapproval . A hostess has to protect her role and status . When she is deprived
of them group integrity itself is jeopardized because of loss of face and of status .
Pagina 104
I propose that the host who receives a perfect stranger in his domain does not
operate under as many constraints as he would have if the guest was from within
the community . Moreover , the closer the guest is to the host the more power he
is ...
I propose that the host who receives a perfect stranger in his domain does not
operate under as many constraints as he would have if the guest was from within
the community . Moreover , the closer the guest is to the host the more power he
is ...
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Sommario
General | 11 |
The Tactile Experience | 28 |
The Visual Experience | 52 |
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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 fuālah guest hair hand head henna honor host hostess important incense indigo 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
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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