Bedouin justice : law and customs among the Egyptian Bedouin / by Austin Kennett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kennett, Austin.

Series:

Islam and the Muslim world ; no. 11.

Islam and the Muslim world ; no. 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law, Bedouin.

Customary law--Egypt.

Customary law.

Bedouins--Egypt--Social life and customs--20th century.

Bedouins.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (179 p.)

Place of Publication:

London : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Published in 1925, this is an absolute gem of a book. From the author's preface: ""In the following chapters I have tried, by quoting lawsuits of all kinds, and explaining the means employed to dispose of them, to show first the conditions under which the Bedouin live, and secondly their mentality and point of view. Although the reader may possibly gather from the pages that follow that I have a real affection for the Bedou himself and admiration for most of his laws and customs, I have tried to represent his character in full, with all his faults and failings. Descriptions of particular ca

Contents:

Front Cover; Bedouin Justice; CopyrightPage; Contents; Chapter One; Historical Note; The Western Bedouin; Chapter Two; Tribal Organisation; Application of Tribalism; Chapter Three; Social Distinctions; The Tribal Idea; Chapter Four; Judicial Organisation; Chapter Five; Evidence and BedouinLaw; Chapter Six; Bloodmoney-Sinai; Chapter Seven; Bloodmoney-WesternDesert; Chapter Eight; Debts; Chapter Nine; Land Disputes; Chapter Ten; Inheritance; Chapter Eleven; Trial by Ordeal; Chapter Twelve; Wounds andDamages; Chapter Thirteen; Laws Relating to Women; Chapter Fourteen

TheAnomalous Position of Bedouin LawChapter Fifteen; Conclusion; Index

Notes:

First published in 1925 by Kegan Paul International.

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-136-18008-7

1-283-70863-9

0-203-03944-0

1-136-18001-X

9780203039441

OCLC:

817886725