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1 online resource |
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Cover; Author Biography; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Preface; Note on the Transliteration System; 1. Cultural Memories of the Red Sea; 2. 'Our life on the sea is gone but our stories will last forever'; 3. The Geographic Context; 4. Red Sea Corridor: The Early Modern Period; 5. The Red Sea Sailing Dhow; 6. On Building the Dhow: Sites, Skills and Techniques; 7. Documenting and Remembering Old Dhows; 8. The Sanbū ks of the Red Sea; 9. The Dhow Landscape: The Northern and Southern Red Sea |
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10. 'Our life is the sea: The ship, the coast and the anchorage know us'11. On Board the Dhow: Eating, Resting and Entertainment; 12. This Dangerous Sea; 13. 'You only ride the sea if you know the sea': Winds and Sails; 14. 'We set forth with a favourable wind': The Red Sea Dhow Trade; 15. 'We sail with the hope of a good catch': Fishing and Shell Collecting; 16. The Dhow Hunt: The Slave Trade and Gun Running in the Southern Red Sea; 17. The Dhow, the Coast and the Sea: Interacting with Nature, the Spirits and the Supernatural |
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18. Cultural Identities of a Red Sea Landscape: Recollections and ReflectionsGlossary; Appendices; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Plates |
| Summary |
For centuries the waters of the Red Sea have been amongst the most hazardous and feared in the world. Strong or erratic winds have taken lives and broken boats, smashed against rocks or hidden sandbars. Pirates too have menaced: some out for booty alone; others for slaves. Many seafarers have been terrified by the capricious genies of the ocean, and only by prayer and ritual might crew members hope to ward off any disaster or evil that might befall their ship. Central to this archetypal and perilous maritime scene has been the dhow, the versatile sailing craft that survives to this day and that for many hundreds of years has linked the commercial and pilgrim centres of sea and desert. In his new book Dionisius A Agius, one of the foremost scholars of Islamic material culture, offers a lucid and wide-ranging history of the iconic dhow from medieval to modern times. While the history of global and seafaring exploration is more popular than ever, seaborne discovery from Islamic lands remains an understudied subject. Whether discussing trade and salt routes; shoals and wind patterns; spice harvest seasons; litanies and votive offerings to the sea; or the deep and resonant connection between language, memory and oral tradition, this is the first book to place the dhow in its full and remarkable cultural contexts |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 21, 2019) |
| Subject |
Dhows -- Red Sea Region -- History
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Seafaring life -- Islamic countries
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Middle Eastern history.
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SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography.
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TRAVEL -- Budget.
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TRAVEL -- Hikes & Walks.
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TRAVEL -- Museums, Tours, Points of Interest.
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TRAVEL -- Parks & Campgrounds.
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Dhows
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Seafaring life
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Travel
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Red Sea -- Description and travel
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Red Sea -- History
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Islamic countries
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Red Sea
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Red Sea Region
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781786734877 |
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1786734877 |
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9781786724878 |
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1786724871 |
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