Peaks of Yemen I Summon : Poetry as Cultural Practice in a North Yemeni Tribe
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0520082613
ISBN-13
9780520082618
Publisher
University of California Press
Imprint
University of California Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
May 24th, 1993
Print length
330 Pages
Weight
499 grams
Product Classification:
Folklore, myths & legendsAnthropology
Ksh 5,200.00
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An ethnographic study of Yemeni tribal poetry that reveals a folkloric system where poetry is a creation of art and a political and social act. Drawing on field research in North Yemen, it shows the significance of poetry in Yemeni society, analyzing verse genres and their use in weddings, war mediations, and political discourse on the state.
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