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Pagina 101
The quantity, quality, and variety of the food are indicators of prestige as are the
arrangement and the skillful preparation of food. Prestige and honor are two
notions which can hardly be separated. In the UAE it is said: "He who believes in
God ...
The quantity, quality, and variety of the food are indicators of prestige as are the
arrangement and the skillful preparation of food. Prestige and honor are two
notions which can hardly be separated. In the UAE it is said: "He who believes in
God ...
Pagina 102
If she has used expensive ingredients for her perfumes and mixed them in a
skillful manner she is regarded as a woman of prestige (Vzz). In a visit the
number and quality of scents offered vary according to the status of the guest and
that of the ...
If she has used expensive ingredients for her perfumes and mixed them in a
skillful manner she is regarded as a woman of prestige (Vzz). In a visit the
number and quality of scents offered vary according to the status of the guest and
that of the ...
Pagina 103
It must be stressed that the association between gossip and the manipulation of
power to maintain or to increase one's prestige means that the guest is not
merely granted hospitality as most literature on the matter assumes but enforces
it.
It must be stressed that the association between gossip and the manipulation of
power to maintain or to increase one's prestige means that the guest is not
merely granted hospitality as most literature on the matter assumes but enforces
it.
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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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