Aesthetics and Ritual in the United Arab Emirates: The Anthropology of Food and Personal Adornment Among Arabian Women |
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Pagina 69
Even though many anthropologists have held that the primary function of a mask
or veil is to conceal, I suggest that one learns more from the face of a woman
wearing a mask than without. Because of the way attention is focussed on both
the ...
Even though many anthropologists have held that the primary function of a mask
or veil is to conceal, I suggest that one learns more from the face of a woman
wearing a mask than without. Because of the way attention is focussed on both
the ...
Pagina 70
In addition to its aesthetic value, mask wearing fulfills other functions. The mask is
a custom ('adali): "We were taught to wear it from our forefathers: it illustrates our
origin". Mask wearing is also considered sunnah, religiously recommended: ...
In addition to its aesthetic value, mask wearing fulfills other functions. The mask is
a custom ('adali): "We were taught to wear it from our forefathers: it illustrates our
origin". Mask wearing is also considered sunnah, religiously recommended: ...
Pagina 79
He then incenses his body by stepping several times over a censer of burning
aloewood, wearing his loincloth (wzar), headscarf (ghotrah) and dress (thob)
which have been previously incensed with aloewood. On the coast he wears
white ...
He then incenses his body by stepping several times over a censer of burning
aloewood, wearing his loincloth (wzar), headscarf (ghotrah) and dress (thob)
which have been previously incensed with aloewood. On the coast he wears
white ...
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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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