Tents and Pyramids by Fuad I Khuri
This study deals with an unusual and absorbing topic: how the Arabs see and deal with reality and the implications this has for the nature of power in the Arab world. Tents and pyramids are, metaphorically, opposed mental images; the first signifies the absence of hierarchy and graded authority, the second the presence of both, Khuri argues that the Arabs perceive both social and physical reality as a series of discrete, non-pyramidal structures that are inherently equal in value - much like a Bedouin encampment composed of tents scattered haphazardly on a flat desert surface with no visible hierarchy.
Fuad I. Khuri is a leading anthropologist of the Middle East. He has written extensively in English and Arabic on various aspects of Arab culture and society. His works include Tribe and State in Bahrain; Imams and Emirs: State, Religion and Sects in Islam. The last title has also been published by Saqi Books.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780863563348 |
| ISBN 10 | 0863563341 |
| Title | Tents and Pyramids |
| Author | Fuad I Khuri |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Saqi Books |
| Year published | 2001-02-14 |
| Number of pages | 168 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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