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100 _aHurreiz, Sayyid Hamid
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245 0 _aFolklore and Folklife in the United Arab Emirates
_c/ Sayyid Hamid Hurreiz
260 _bRoutledge;
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300 _a208p;
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505 _aIntroduction -- Chapter 1 The United Arab Emirates -- Chapter 2 The State of Folklore Studies and Research in the UAE -- Chapter 3 Folklore in Private and Public Life -- Chapter 4 Folklore and the State -- Chapter 5 Folk Literature -- Chapter 6 Folk Customs and Beliefs -- Chapter 7 Folk Medicine -- Chapter 8 Performing Folk Arts -- Chapter 9 Material Culture -- Conclusion
520 _aTraditional lifestyle of Emirati people, including customs and rituals, traditional medicine, cultural festivals, material culture and literature. A unique description and analysis of the domains and genres of UAE folklore, including folk customs and beliefs, traditional arts and crafts, folk dances, folk narratives and proverbs. Challenging the established meaning of folklife, this volume also deals with folklore in public life, in the mass media, in education and in politics.
546 _aEnglish
650 _aGR99.6-390 Geography, anthropology, recreation - Folklore- By region or country
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651 _aUAE
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