The Bedouins and tribes in the Arab countries

The author of the book relied in his valuable study of the conditions of the Bedouins and tribes in the Arab countries on his observations and notes resulting from his living with the tribes and settled or semi-settled clans on the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates, as well as on what has been written about those regions by Orientalists and Arab specialists, collecting the commonalities of the Bedouins and tribes, and categorizing them in a smooth and concise manner. The exceptional wandering among Bedouin and tribal communities and staying among them in various Arab countries for a long time enabled the author to reach valuable information about Bedouin literature, traditions, customs, and the social transformations occurring within them. The reader will find in the book a unique familiarity with Bedouin civilization, an encyclopedic knowledge of its terms, its richness, literature, dance, with special chapters on the Bedouin inhabitants' view of religion, magic, and superstitions, wars and invasions, and social organization, giving him a clear ability to penetrate social phenomena in the world of Bedouins and tribes and interpret them accurately. Publication Year 2021 Author: Abduljalil Al-Tahair Publisher: Al-Rafidain Number of pages: 198