Space, Kinship and Gender (ص 16)

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Space, Kinship and Gender (ص 16)

المحتوى

It examines
its social geography. the Sheikhdom of Bani Zaid, one
of the twenty-one principalities that constituted the districts «
the central highlands in the nineteenth century. The relationship
nty Bani Zaid villages and the dominant role of Deir
Ghassaneh is examined.
petween the twe
fhe historical background and the social organization
and social hierarchical order between the do
ninant Barghouthi clans
other subordinate groups, provide the necessary setting to the
of the spatial organisation of the village.
apter four introduces the strictly spatial analysis of this thesis.
After a discussion of the ity,
governing rules of separation and
quarters (harat): the Barghouthi quarte
e "decorative" elements: Koranic verses,
In chapter five two of the village's spatial features (the village
plaza and the est-house) that transcended kinship lines and
the village's ultimate unity are discussed in detail. The
two places together functioned as the focal point or centre of the
village as a whole. As they ‘gathered! the different village
nd them, they gained a multiplicity of meanings.
articulated
components arovu
Chapter six looks at the sacred environment of Deir
defined here as the totality of place, tin
sacred environment actec
hassaneh,
e and the ceremonial. The
as an egalitarian force uniting thie
exclusively muslim village community with the "community of the

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Space, Kinship and Gender

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المنشئ

Suad Amiry

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