Veiled Sentiments: Honor and Poetry in a Bedouin Society
Veiled Sentiments examines how poetry and honor shape the expression of emotion in a Bedouin society. Lila Abu-Lughod presents a focused anthropological study of cultural meaning, social relationships, and poetic communication, showing how sentiments can be understood through the forms and practices of everyday social life.
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Veiled Sentiments explores the relationship between honor and poetry in a Bedouin society.
Lila Abu-Lughod examines how poetic expression communicates sentiments and reflects social life.
The book considers the cultural meanings carried by poetry, emotion, and honor.
It offers a focused study of Bedouin society through the connection between literary expression and social experience.
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