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Veiled Sentiments: Honor and Poetry in a Bedouin Society First Edition, Reissue, 30th Anniversary Edition, with a New Afterword

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First published in 1986, Lila Abu-Lughod’s Veiled Sentiments has become a classic ethnography in the field of anthropology. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Abu-Lughod lived with a community of Bedouins in the Western Desert of Egypt for nearly two years, studying gender relations, morality, and the oral lyric poetry through which women and young men express personal feelings. The poems are haunting, the evocation of emotional life vivid. But Abu-Lughod’s analysis also reveals how deeply implicated poetry and sentiment are in the play of power and the maintenance of social hierarchy. What begins as a puzzle about a single poetic genre becomes a reflection on the politics of sentiment and the complexity of culture.
 
This thirtieth anniversary edition includes a new afterword that reflects on developments both in anthropology and in the lives of this community of Awlad 'Ali Bedouins, who find themselves increasingly enmeshed in national political and social formations. The afterword ends with a personal meditation on the meaning—for all involved—of the radical experience of anthropological fieldwork and the responsibilities it entails for ethnographers.
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    0520292499
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    978-0520292499
  3. Edition
    First Edition, Reissue, 30th Anniversary Edition, with a New Afterword
  4. Publisher
    University of California Press
  5. Publication date
    September 6, 2016
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    6 x 0.9 x 9 inches
  8. Print length
    384 pages
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"A foundational text for the subfields of literary anthropology and the anthropology of women in the Middle East." ― Journal of Anthropological Research

"Veiled Sentiments is an excellent study, thorough, meticulous, and stimulating, of the highly complex social system of these tribes, with particular emphasis on male-female relationships and on the intriguing, often paradoxical roles played by men and women to preserve this system." ― Arab Studies Quarterly

"This book is a beautiful account of a lifetime of shared ‘ishra or moments between Abu-Lughod and the Awald ‘Ali Bedouins. Anthropology often looks at “the other”, but by representing the emotional dialectics between the informant and the researcher over time, what this book reveals is the impact fieldwork has on the anthropologist." ― Journal of the Anthropological Society of Oxford

"The republication makes an important classic study better available for new generations of readers and offers some new material for those already familiar with it, as well as providing the author’s own commentary on her earlier work." ― Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations

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&;A fascinating, fresh interpretation of the mechanics of the twin codes of Bedouin behavior: the &;code of honor&; . . . and the &;code of modesty.&; The argument is compelling&;it makes sense of honor killings, the veiling of women, and a seemingly excessive sexual modesty. There is a certain excitement here, as the pieces of the puzzle fall into place.&;&;Inea Bushnaq, New York Times Book Review
 
&;A brilliant study of moral constraint and personal expression. . . . Detailed, immediate, and superbly composed. . . . Some books extend discussions, others launch them. This is one of the latter.&;&;Clifford Geertz
 
&;A truly extraordinary book&;beautifully and modestly written, remarkably insightful, consistently compelling.&;&;Edward Said

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of California Press; First Edition, Reissue, 30th Anniversary Edition, with a New Afterword (September 6, 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0520292499
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0520292499
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.3 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.9 x 9 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Robert E. Cook
5.0 out of 5 stars A Stunning Voice
Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2013
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I write thrillers and have a protagonist in Morocco and a Bedouin woman in Spain; I'd like the Bedouin to be a voice of Muslim feminism. When I started to look into feminism in Islam, Abu-Luhod's title caught my eye and I finally ordered the paperback after finding neither Kindle edition nor even a "Read inside". It is copyrighted in 1986, so I suppose that explains the lack of 'modern' reading tools. I was simply stunned at the quality of her writing and the flow of her prose. She is a seriously good writer.
Abu-Lughod spent nearly two years embedded in a Bedouin village in Egypt, studying poetry and the community of women that made up such a large part of the social structure of the village. Her observations about social customs and the traditions that underlie them is a marvelous read. She may not describe well the modern Bedouin woman as she has evolved over the past twenty-five years since publication of Veiled Sentiments, but her thinking is timeless and important.

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Ayman S. Ashour
5.0 out of 5 stars Tremendous Insight
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Lila Abu Lughod, an Arab American woman, lived among the Awlad Ali tribes of the North West of Egypt for two years. Veiled Sentiments is the book she wrote on the lives and poetry of Awlad Ali. Abu Lughod field work was clearly not carried out from a "superior" stance; she sympathized with her subjects and dealt with them as equal human beings rather than inferior specimen or cultures. Abu Lughod attitude, intelligence, training and tremendous analystical ability helped her in developing great insight and understanding of this fascinating culture.

Abu Lughod analysis of concepts such as "hishma" was truly incisive and shed a great deal of light on the nature of modesty between women and men and amongst men and women. The analysis seems to explain behaviors and norms witnessed elsewhere in Egypt and indeed other parts of the Middle East.

An important thesis of Abu Lughod is that the Awlad Ali people often communicated in very conservative and modest way directly through words; they only said what was proper and fitted the norms. Yet a second mode of communication far more true and expressive was found in their little songs or poems.

Abu Lughod discussed gender relation amongst Awlad Ali at length and the relationship between women and the families of their husbands and the society at large. I really enjoyed this book and would highly recommend it. For an excellent work on veiling and gender issues, I would recommend Leila Ahmed's Women & Gender in Islam.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book!
Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2017
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I had to read this for a class, but I would have read it just for fun. Very interesting book with some insights that are very relevant.
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Siri
4.0 out of 5 stars Veiled sentiments of modern understanding
Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2019
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I have read this book for my own education. It’s part of a masters in anthropology, and as a white university student for Norway the idea of life in a Bedouin society is far from my understanding. Still the book is well written and the last part of this book makes it a very powerful experience.
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shd7s
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book
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So much food for thought. Lila Au Lughood is so good at just presenting what happens or her observations. Fascinating topic and lovely writing style. Highly recommend.
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Interesting reading...
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Reba J
4.0 out of 5 stars can be tedious at times
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Fascinating insight into another culture; can be tedious at times.
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The book was incredibly well kept: it was evident that it was a second hand book because of a few annotations but this wasn't a problem at all. in general I was very satisfied
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