Ethnology, Volume 39University of Pittsburgh, 2000 - Anthropology |
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Page 243
... Arab Gulf , United Arab Emirates , heritage revival , invented traditions , camel racing , cultural change ) Oil wealth has transformed Arab Gulf societies in rapid and profound ways . It was not easy for centuries - old traditional ...
... Arab Gulf , United Arab Emirates , heritage revival , invented traditions , camel racing , cultural change ) Oil wealth has transformed Arab Gulf societies in rapid and profound ways . It was not easy for centuries - old traditional ...
Page 401
... Arab non - Islamic elements and cannot be understood without taking them into account . It is important to mention that Arabs were the dominant ethnic group within the Islamic Empire at least until the Abbasid revolution in the middle ...
... Arab non - Islamic elements and cannot be understood without taking them into account . It is important to mention that Arabs were the dominant ethnic group within the Islamic Empire at least until the Abbasid revolution in the middle ...
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... Arabs , and thus as competent members of early Islamic society , the Yemenis had to adopt many Arab practices , even those that had no direct connection to Islam . An example of this is the Yemeni borrowing of Arab genealogical ...
... Arabs , and thus as competent members of early Islamic society , the Yemenis had to adopt many Arab practices , even those that had no direct connection to Islam . An example of this is the Yemeni borrowing of Arab genealogical ...
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The Spirit of the Gift | 15 |
An Examination | 73 |
Negotiating | 93 |
Copyright | |
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