Dionisius A Agius

Seafaring in the Arabian Gulf and Oman

People of the Dhow

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is a study of the seafaring communities of the Arabian Gulf and Oman in the past 150 years. It analyses the significance of the dhow and how coastal communities have interacted throughout their long tradition of seafaring.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. April 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 281mm x 210mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 722g
• ISBN-13: 9780415549868
• ISBN-10: 0415549868
• Artikelnr.: 26488420

Autorenporträt

Dionisius A. Agius is Professor of Arabic and Islamic Material Culture at the University of Exeter, with a special interest in maritime culture and ethnography. He is currently working on traditional dhow-building, dhow-types, sea trade and seafaring communities of the Red Sea region. He is co-editor (with Richard Hitchcock) of The Arab Influence in Medieval Europe (1996); author of In the Wake of the Dhow: The Arabian Gulf and Oman (2002) and Classic Ships of Islam: From Mesopotamia to the Indian Ocean (2008).

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Present Study 2. The Dhow 3. The Northern Arabian Gulf and the
People of the Sea 4. Oman and its Seafarers: Gateway to the Indian Ocean 5.
The Dhow Industry 6. The Routes to West India 7. The Crew of an Ocean-going
Dhow 8. The Pearldivers and Crew 9. The Principles of Navigation 10.
Getting Ready: Steering and Rigging 11. Braving the Winds 12. The Sea:
Portraying the Reality