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.
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The United Arab Emirates is located between latitudes twenty-two and twenty-six north, and longitudes fifty-one and fifty-six east. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
performing folk arts, social development centre, traditional material culture, material culture items, traditional agricultural societies, traditional heritage, camel racing, folk games, alien arts, folklore genres, heritage villages, maritime environment Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Abu Dhabi, Bani Yas, Prophet Muhammad, Gulf Region, Ras al Khaimah, Arab Gulf, Emirates Heritage Club, Shaikh Zayed, Abd Allah, Arabian Gulf, East Africa, Saudi Arabia, Supreme Council, Shaikh Muhammad, William Bascom, Iron Age, Sultanate of Oman, Shaikh Sultan Al Qasimi, Umm-an Nar New!
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The United Arab Emirates is located between latitudes twenty-two and twenty-six north, and longitudes fifty-one and fifty-six east. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
performing folk arts, social development centre, traditional material culture, material culture items, traditional agricultural societies, traditional heritage, camel racing, folk games, alien arts, folklore genres, heritage villages, maritime environment Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Abu Dhabi, Bani Yas, Prophet Muhammad, Gulf Region, Ras al Khaimah, Arab Gulf, Emirates Heritage Club, Shaikh Zayed, Abd Allah, Arabian Gulf, East Africa, Saudi Arabia, Supreme Council, Shaikh Muhammad, William Bascom, Iron Age, Sultanate of Oman, Shaikh Sultan Al Qasimi, Umm-an Nar New!
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- Perspectives on the United Arab Emirates by Edmund A. Ghareeb in Back Matter
- Cinderella: A Folklore Caseboo (Garland Folklore Casebooks) by Alan Dundes in Back Matter
- The Trucial States by Donald Hawley in Back Matter
- Pirate Coast by Charles Belgrave on page 9
- The Making of the Modern Gulf States by Rosemarie Said Zahlan in Back Matter
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- International Auditing: Practical Resource Guide by David O'Regan on page 288
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