Encyclopedia of World Cultures. africa_and_the_middle_east Vol. 9

This volume includes the indigenous cultures of Africa, the major Arab and Muslim cultures of the Middle East, as well as the minority Christian and Jewish groups. Encyclopedia of World Cultures, Volume IX......Page 1 ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORLD CULTURES......Page 2 Title Page......Page 3 ISBN 0816118159......Page 4 Contents......Page 5 Project Staff, Editorial Board......Page 6 Contributors......Page 7 Preface......Page 16 Introduction to Africa......Page 21 Introduction to the Middle East......Page 33 MAPS......Page 38 AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST......Page 43 A......Page 45 B......Page 70 C......Page 100 D......Page 111 E......Page 120 F......Page 131 G......Page 146 H......Page 153 I......Page 161 J......Page 173 K......Page 193 L......Page 220 M......Page 249 N......Page 273 O......Page 300 P......Page 304 Q......Page 326 R......Page 330 S......Page 334 T......Page 377 W......Page 419 X......Page 422 Y......Page 424 Z......Page 439 Additional African Cultures......Page 455 Ethnonym Index to Appendix......Page 467 Glossary......Page 473 Filmography......Page 477 Index to Filmography......Page 480 Directory of Distributors......Page 481 Ethnonym Index......Page 483 The Editors......Page 489 A basic reference source to the cultures of the world. Provides descriptions of all the cultures of each region of the world or of a representative sample of cultures for regions where full coverage is impossible, as well as accurate descriptions of cultures of the past Including all the national cultures, such as Danes, Germans and English, as well as regional cultures such as Castilians, Sicilians and Bretons. This resource also covers linguistic minorities such as the Basques, the Sorbs and the various Gypsy populations This reference set lists and describes more than 1,500 global cultures. Based on research of social scientists, it is the source for historical, social, political, economic, linguistic, religious, and other information on virtually every existing culture