Oral Poetry and Narratives from Central Arabia, Volume 3 Bedouin Poets of the Dawāsir Tribe
Oral Poetry and Narratives from Central Arabia, Volume 3 Bedouin Poets of the Dawāsir Tribe

Author: Marcel Kurpershoek

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2022-06-27

Total Pages: 529

ISBN-13: 9004520503

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This third volume in the author's series Oral Poetry & Narratives from Central Arabia presents and analyses the work of four contemporary Bedouin poets of the Dawāsir tribe in southern Najd. The introductory part discusses the poetry within the context of the Najdi oral tradition, the poets' role in tribal society, and their mirroring of this society's self-image against the background of its rapid economic, social and political transformation, and its relation with the Saudi State. It is followed by the Arabic Text of the poems in transcription, based on taped records, with the English translation on the facing page. This is complemented by a substantial glossary, cross-referenced to the Arabic Text, other glossaries and works on the Najdi dialect and poetic idiom, as well as corresponding Classical Arabic lexical materials.

Oral Poetry and Narratives from Central Arabia (5 Vols)
Oral Poetry and Narratives from Central Arabia (5 Vols)

Author: Kurpershoek

Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers

Published: 2005-01-01

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9789004226678

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This 5-volume set includes: • Oral Poetry and Narratives from Central Arabia, Vol. 1: Poetry of ad-Dindan. A Bedouin Bard in Southern Najd (edition with translation and introduction), • Oral Poetry and Narratives from Central Arabia, Vol. 2: Story of a Desert Knight. The Legend of Šlewih? al-'At?awi and other 'Utaybah Heroes (edition with translation and introduction), • Oral Poetry and Narratives from Central Arabia, Vol. 3: Bedouin Poets of the Dawasir Tribe. Between Nomadism and Settlement in Southern Najd, • Oral Poetry and Narratives from Central Arabia, Vol. 4: Saudi Tribal History. Honour and Faith in the Traditions of the Dawasir, and • Oral Poetry and Narratives from Central Arabia, Vol. 5: Voices from the Desert. Glossary, Indices, and List of Recordings. All five volumes were published in the series Studies in Arabic Literature, as volumes 17/1 to 17/5.

Oral Poetry and Narratives from Central Arabia, Volume 4 Saudi Tribal History
Oral Poetry and Narratives from Central Arabia, Volume 4 Saudi Tribal History

Author: Kurpershoek

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2022-03-07

Total Pages: 1032

ISBN-13: 900450267X

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A Saudi Tribal History, the fourth volume of the author's series Oral Poetry and Narratives from Central Arabia, presents and analyses the oral traditions of the Dawāsir tribal confederation in the area of Wādi ad-Dawāsir, south of Riyadh. The introduction focusses on the tribe's self-image and its symbiosis of Bedouin and sedentary strains; its internal social relations and its place in the surrounding tribal world; the impact of the Wahhābi movement and the Saudi state's historical efforts to control the tribes; and the store of legends that continues to shape its collective consciousness. It is followed by the Arabic text of the poems and narratives in transcription, based on taped records, with the English translation on the facing page. This is complimented by an extensive glossary, cross-referenced to the Arabic text.

The Homeric Simile in Comparative Perspectives
The Homeric Simile in Comparative Perspectives

Author: Jonathan L. Ready

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2017-12-08

Total Pages: 355

ISBN-13: 0192523481

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The Homeric Simile in Comparative Perspectives: Oral Traditions from Saudi Arabia to Indonesia investigates both the construction of the Homeric simile and the performance of Homeric poetry from neglected comparative perspectives, offering a revealing exploration of what made the epics such powerful examples of verbal artistry. Divided into two parts, the volume first considers similes in five modern-day oral poetries - Rajasthani epic, South Sumatran epic, Kyrgyz epic, Bosniac epic, and Najdi lyric poems from Saudi Arabia - and studies successful performances by still other verbal artists, such as Egyptian singers of epic, Turkish minstrels, and Chinese storytellers. By applying these findings to the Homeric epics, the second part presents a new take on how the Homeric poets put together their similes and alters our understanding of how the poets displayed their competence as performers of verbal art and interacted with their poetic peers and predecessors. Engaging intensively with a diverse array of scholarship from outside the field of classical studies, from folkloristics to cognitive linguistics, this truly interdisciplinary volume transforms how we view not only a central feature of Homeric poetry but also the very nature of Homeric performance.

Ad Hoc Arabism: Advertising, Culture and Technology in Saudi Arabia
Ad Hoc Arabism: Advertising, Culture and Technology in Saudi Arabia

Author: Roni Zirinski

Publisher: Peter Lang

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 194

ISBN-13: 9780820474458

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Ad Hoc Arabism is a revealing look at advertising and consumer culture in Saudi Arabia. Through careful study of the marketing strategies and hidden meanings behind the advertisements featured in a leading Saudi women's magazine, Roni Zirinski examines the process whereby international advertisers strip products of any cultural overlay, and then reattach them to local historical symbols. Each chapter is devoted to a specific family of products, such as watches, cars, food items, cosmetics, and electronics. This book provides an invaluable exploration of the inner workings of global advertising through a deep understanding of the cultural economics of the Middle East.

Historical Dictionary of Saudi Arabia
Historical Dictionary of Saudi Arabia

Author: J.E. Peterson

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2020-03-06

Total Pages: 526

ISBN-13: 1538119803

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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia now has been under the spotlight of Western curiosity for more than 80 years. More than 15% of the world’s total oil reserves lie underneath Saudi Arabia and, in the early 1990s, the kingdom became the world’s largest crude oil producer. Not surprisingly, a world highly dependent on oil regards the desert kingdom as an area of intense strategic concern, as reflected in the coalition of forces assembled on Saudi soil to oust Iraq from Kuwait in 1991. Also, it played a major role in the invasion of Saddam Husayn’s Iraq in 2003 and shares concern with the West over Iran’s nuclear intentions throughout the 21st century. This third edition of Historical Dictionary of Saudi Arabia contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1,000 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Saudi Arabia.

Arabic Dialectology
Arabic Dialectology

Author: Enam al- Wer

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 319

ISBN-13: 9004172122

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Much of the insight in the field of Arabic linguistics has for a long time remained unknown to linguists outside the field. Regrettably, Arabic data rarely feature in the formulation of theories and analytical tools in modern linguistics. This situation is unfavourable to both sides. The Arabist, once an outrider, has almost become a non-member of the mainstream linguistics community. Consequently, linguistics itself has been deprived of a wealth of data from one of the world's major languages. However, it is reassuring to witness advances being made to integrate into mainstream linguistics the visions and debates of specialists in Arabic. Building on this fruitful endeavour, this book presents thought-provoking, new articles, especially written for this collection by leading scholars from both sides. The authors discuss topics in historical, social and spatial dialectology focusing on Arabic data investigated within modern analytical frameworks.

The Good Shepherd
The Good Shepherd

Author: Timothy S. Laniak

Publisher: Discovery House

Published: 2024-04-02

Total Pages: 327

ISBN-13: 1640702989

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Learn from the Good Shepherd how to lead in your home, church, or community. After spending months among Bedouin shepherds in the Middle East, Tim Laniak offers 40 short readings that explore every leader’s responsibility to provide, protect, and guide. Each chapter begins with observations from Tim’s travels, continues with insights into Bible stories about shepherding, and concludes with what this means for you in your own spheres of influence.