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Houseways in southern Oman / Marielle Risse.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Risse, Marielle, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Housing--Oman--Dhofar.
- Housing.
- Housing--Religious aspects--Islam.
- Dwellings--Oman--Dhofar.
- Dwellings.
- Dwellings--Religious aspects--Islam.
- Architecture, Domestic--Oman--Dhofar.
- Architecture, Domestic.
- Islamic architecture--Oman--Dhofar.
- Islamic architecture.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 222 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2023.
- Biography/History:
- Marielle Risse is an Associate Professor at Dhofar University in Salalah, Oman. She has taught literature, education and cultural studies on the Arabian Peninsula for a number of years and is author of Foodways in Southern Oman (Routledge, 2020).
- Contents:
- Geographical and historical considerations
- Creating modern houses
- The physical house
- Cultural understandings of houses
- Being "at home" outside of the home
- Situating and comparing Dhofari houses
- Privacy and houses.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 13, 2023).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Risse, Marielle. Houseways in southern Oman
- ISBN:
- 9781003270317
- 100327031X
- 9781000821741
- 1000821749
- 9781000821765
- 1000821765
- Publisher Number:
- 40031515275
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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