Oral Poetry and Narratives from Central Arabia, Volume 3 Bedouin Poets of the Dawasir Tribe: Between Nomadism and Settlement in Southern Najd By Kurpershoek, Marcel
1999 | 206 Pages | ISBN: 9004112766 | PDF | 3 MB
1999 | 206 Pages | ISBN: 9004112766 | PDF | 3 MB
Analyzing the work of four contemporary Bedouin poets of the Dawasir tribe in southern Najd, this text examines the poetry within the context of the Najd oral tradition; the poets' role in this society; and the mirroring of the society's self-image against its economic, social and political change.