The Animal Names of the Arab Ancestors: Explaining the Non-human Names of Arab K

Description: The Animal Names of the Arab Ancestors by William C. Young Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description In the Arab world, people belong to kinship groups that are named after wolves, birds, and plants. Why these names? Youngs book questions old explanations and suggests a new hypothesis: Bedouin tribes use such names to obscure internal cleavages. Publisher Description In the Arab world, people belong to kinship groups (lineages and tribes). Many lineages are named after animals, birds, and plants. Why? This survey evaluates five old explanations – "totemism," "emulation of predatory animals," "ancestor eponymy," "nicknaming," and "Bedouin proximity to nature." It suggests a new hypothesis: Bedouin tribes use animal names to obscure their internal cleavages. Such tribes wax and wane as they attract and lose allies and clients; they include "attached" elements as well as actual kin. To prevent outsiders from spotting "attached" groups, Bedouin tribes scatter non-human names across their segments, making it difficult to link any segment with a human ancestor. Youngs argument contributes to theories of tribal organization, Arab identity, onomastics, and Near Eastern kinship. Author Biography William C. Young, Ph.D. (1988), Associate Professor of Anthropology (retired), has published an ethnography of the Rašyidah Bedouin of Sudan (Harcourt Brace, 1996) and many articles about Arab cultural traditions (hospitality, Bedouin society, and ritual). Details ISBN 9004697470 ISBN-13 9789004697478 Title The Animal Names of the Arab Ancestors Author William C. Young Format Hardcover Year 2024 Pages 878 Publisher Brill GE_Item_ID:160887813; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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