| Bedouin Culture in the Bible Contributor(s): Bailey, Clinton (Author) |
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ISBN: 0300121822 ISBN-13: 9780300121827 Publisher: Yale University Press OUR PRICE: $54.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - History & Culture - History | Middle East - Israel & Palestine - Social Science | Archaeology |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (1.23 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The first contemporary analysis of Bedouin and biblical cultures sheds new light on biblical laws, practices, and Bedouin history Written by one of the world's leading scholars of Bedouin culture, this groundbreaking book sheds new light on significant points of convergence between Bedouin and early Israelite cultures, as manifested in the Hebrew Bible. Bailey compares Bedouin and biblical sources, identifying overlaps in economic activity, material culture, social values, social organization, laws, religious practices, and oral traditions. He also examines the question of whether some early Israelites were indeed nomads as the Bible presents them, offering a new angle on the controversy over their identity as well as new cultural perspectives to scholars of the Bible and the Bedouin alike. |