Table of Contents: Cradle of Islam :

Main Author:	Yamani, Mai.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2004.
Subjects:	HISTORY > General. Ethnic relations. Tribale groepen. Culturele identiteit. Etnische betrekkingen. Kultur. Hejaz (Saudi Arabia) Saudi Arabia > Ethnic relations. Hedjaz (Arabie Saoudite) Arabie Saoudite > Relations interethniques. Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia > Hejaz. Hedschas.
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Table of Contents:

Defining the Hijaz : the roots of cultural resistance
The Hijazi ʻawa'il and preservation of Hijazi identity
The political awakening of the Hijazi ʻawa'il
The rites of passage I : ceremonies of birth
The rites of passage II : marriage and social status
The rites of passage III : death : the final vindication
Cultivating the social arts I : the art of formal conversation among the Hijazi ʻawa'il
Cultivating the social arts II : reasserting culinary tradition
Cultivating the social arts III : Hijazi dress to the new social order.