A significant contribution to our understanding of the varied experience of women in the Islamic Middle East, Tournaments of Value gives a careful description of a world of female socializing, and the velocity, energy, and elaborateness of this remarkable female social world.
A significant contribution to our understanding of the varied experience of women in the Islamic Middle East, Tournaments of Value gives a careful description of a world of female socializing, and the velocity, energy, and elaborateness of this remarkable female social world.
Anne Meneley is a professor in the Department of Anthropology at Trent University.
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Preface Introduction 1. Going Out in Zabid 2. Tournaments of Value 3. The Bayt: Family and Household 4. Achieving Virtue through Modesty 5. Distinction and Display in the Visiting Scene 6. Moments of Consequence: Weddings and Mourning Ceremonies 7. Personhood, Emotion, and Hierarchy 8. Moral Worth and Piety in Everyday Life 9. Conclusion: The Rise and Fall of Families Glossary Bibliography Index
Preface Introduction 1. Going Out in Zabid 2. Tournaments of Value 3. The Bayt: Family and Household 4. Achieving Virtue through Modesty 5. Distinction and Display in the Visiting Scene 6. Moments of Consequence: Weddings and Mourning Ceremonies 7. Personhood, Emotion, and Hierarchy 8. Moral Worth and Piety in Everyday Life 9. Conclusion: The Rise and Fall of Families Glossary Bibliography Index
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