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Then the hostess fetches the box of perfumes ($andug). The box is square,
covered with felt and its glass lid is engraved with the names of God, Prophet
Muhammad and the Islamic creed (shihadah). It is imported from Saudi Arabia.
Then the hostess fetches the box of perfumes ($andug). The box is square,
covered with felt and its glass lid is engraved with the names of God, Prophet
Muhammad and the Islamic creed (shihadah). It is imported from Saudi Arabia.
Pagina 41
Their use of nice smells is complex and the use of perfumes, incense and dyes is
also qualified as artistic (fanndn) and seductive or beautiful (ghdwi). According to
my sources some areas of the body are more adapted to specific perfumes and ...
Their use of nice smells is complex and the use of perfumes, incense and dyes is
also qualified as artistic (fanndn) and seductive or beautiful (ghdwi). According to
my sources some areas of the body are more adapted to specific perfumes and ...
Pagina 102
When individuals plan to visit they usually wear their nicest garments and their
nicest perfumes: these too are to be evaluated by the hostess, and if the resulting
image is satisfactory or flattering, credit is given to the guest as a person of fine ...
When individuals plan to visit they usually wear their nicest garments and their
nicest perfumes: these too are to be evaluated by the hostess, and if the resulting
image is satisfactory or flattering, credit is given to the guest as a person of fine ...
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General | 11 |
The Tactile Experience | 29 |
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 | Aïda 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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