List of Illustrations List of Tables Translator's Note Preface Introduction The Desert and Bedouin Life: a Personal Perspective Books and Studies on

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1 List of Illustrations List of Tables Translator's Note Preface Introduction The Desert and Bedouin Life: a Personal Perspective Books and Studies on Desert Affairs The Meaning and Character of Nomadism Types of Nomadism The Ethnic and Social Significance of Nomadism The Economic Significance of Nomadism The Military and Political Significance of Nomadism The Pillars of Bedouin Life The First Pillar: The Desert The Desert Homeland Defining and Describing the Desert Deserts and Sand-Deserts of Arabia Trees and Plants of the Desert Fruit-Bearing Trees Non-Fruit-Bearing Trees Desert Grasses and Shrubs Fungal Plants Desert Flowers Carnivorous Desert Animals The Lion The Wolf The Hyena The Shib The Badger The Fox and Jackal The Qurayta (Wildcat) The Panther Herbivorous Desert Animals The Gazelle The Ibex The Onager (Wild Ass) The Oryx, or "Wild Cow" (Wudayhi) The Roebuck The Wild Boa The Porcupine The Marmot

2 The Hedgehog The Jerboa The Rabbit Desert Birds The Sand Grouse The Ostrich The Falcon Acquisition and Training of Falcons The Eagle and Vulture The Bustard The Francolin Cranes and Herons The Stork Other Birds Desert Reptiles and Insects The Dhabb The Locust Domesticated Animals in the Desert The Horse The Origins of the Horse Characteristics of the Horse The Donkey The Guard Dog The Saluki Sheep, Goats, and Cattle The Second Pillar: The Camel The Camel The Origins and Habitats of the Camel Domestication and References in Ancient Records The Camel as an Important Pillar of Bedouin Life Types of Camels Attributes of the Camel The Diet of the Camel Its Endurance and Strength on the March Thoroughbreds Traits of Thoroughbred Camels Benefits of then Camel Disadvantages of the Camel The Temperament of the Camel The Breeding of She-Camels Stages in a Young Camel's Life

3 The Third Pillar: The Tent The Bedouin's Tent The Bedouin Tent Tent Fabric The Bedouin Camp The Fourth Pillar: The Arab Bedouin The Arab Bedouin and His Tribes Who is the Arab Bedouin? The Origin of the Arab Bedouin Bedouin Solidarity and Pride in Descent Some of the Best-Known Tribes The 'Imarat (from Dana Bishr) The Sba'a (from Dana 'Ubayd ibn Bishr) The Fid'an (from Dana 'Ubayd ibn Bishr) Dana Muslim The Hsana The Rwala (from the al-jlas branch of Muslim) The Hadidiyin Banu Khalid The Fawa'ira The Mawali Banu Sakhr Shammar The 'Aqaydat The Wild 'Ali The Tribal Order The Family: the Foundation of the Tribal Order Descent-Group Solidarity Tribal Territories in the Tribal Order The Master of the Household The Mistress of the Household Marriage Boys and Girls Bedouin Justice The Office of Shaykh among the Bedouins The Search for Water and Pasturage The Bedouin Character Endurance and Patience Courage and Combat Individuality Generosity

4 Solicitude for Kin and Protégés Bedouin Eloquence Loyalty Circumspection The Bedouin's Zeal for Vengeance Morality His Ability to Interpret Physical Signs Bedouin Appearance, Dress, and Adornment Bedouin Appearance Bedouin Dress and Adornment Women's Dress Raiding and the Brother-Right Raiding The ''Brother-Right" The Bedouins and the Hunt Gazelle-Hunting with the Trap Method Gazelle-Hunting without Recourse to Dogs Gazelle-Hunting with Dogs and Falcons Gazelle-Hunting with the Automobile Gazelle-Hunting from a Blind Hunting the Ibex Rabbit Hunting Bustard Hunting Hunting the Sand Grouse Hunting the Ostrich and Oryx The Bedouins and Religion The Bedouin's Profession of Islam Sacrifices among the Rwala The Markab, or Sacred Litter Education and Cultural Life Education and Instruction The Majalis as Centers of Education Cultural Life in the Desert Literary Genres-the Bedouin Qasid Bedouin Folk-Tales The Subject Matter of the Stories The Aim of the Story The Bond between Story and Qasid Genuine Historical Events Examples of Such Lore Other Bedouin Genres

5 Nomads of the Nomads: the Slayb A Curious Tribe Modern Scholarship on the Slayb The Views of al-bustani Objections to the Views of al-karmali Views of Other Scholars Later Europeans Who Wrote on the Slayb The Emergence of the Slayb The Donkeys of Slayb The Slayb and Hunting The Slayb and Handicrafts The Slayb and Their Knowledge of the Desert Poetry and Music The Slaybi Woman Slayb Origins: a View in Critique of al-bustani A Theory on Their Origins The Clans of Slayb Changes in Their Way of Life The History of the Bedouins in Northern Arabia In Ancient Times In Pre-Islamic Times In Early Islamic Times up to the 'Abbasid Era In the Era of the Declining 'Abbasid Caliphate In the Era of the Crusaders and Mongols In the Mamluk Period In Ottoman Times The Transformation of Bedouin Life Appendices Egyptian Archival Documents British Foreign Office Documents Plants and Shrubs in Arab Desert Lands Bibliography of Works Cited Index Table of Contents provided by Blackwell's Book Services and R.R. Bowker. Used with permission.