[PDF.35yv] Guests of the Sheik: An Ethnography of an Iraqi Village

Guests of the Sheik: An Ethnography of an Iraqi Village

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 | #45706 in Books |  1995-10-01 |  1995-10-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.00 x.79 x5.16l,.63 | File type: PDF | 368 pages

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||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| A must read. Even today...|By C. Cronk|What a fabulous book about 1950's life in Iraq as a woman and what they faced and what their lives were like - many were so happy in their sheltered existences as part of the Sheik's "family". Truly an eye opening narrative. Highly recommend. I wonder if much has changed.|1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| |There are 800 million Muslims in the world today, yet Islam is one of the world's least understood and appreciated religions. The culture of Islamic women and the mystery of a veiled society have endured any number of uninformed or hostile interpretations. Eli

A delightful, well-written, and vastly informative ethnographic study, this is an account of Fernea's two-year stay in a tiny rural village in Iraq, where she assumed the dress and sheltered life of a harem woman. This volume gives a unique insight into a part of the Midddle Eastern life seldom seen by the West.

"A most enjoyable book abouut [Muslim women]--simple, dignified, human, colorful, sad and humble as the life they lead." --Muhsin Mahdi, Jewett Professor ...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Guests of the Sheik: An Ethnography of an Iraqi Village   |  Elizabeth Warnock Fernea. I have read it a couple of times and even shared with my family members. Really good. Couldnt put it down.

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