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'Notes on the Bedouins and Wahabys Collected During his Travels in the East, by the Late John Lewis Burckhardt' [‎viii-v] (23/470)

The record is made up of 1 volume (439 pages). It was created in 1830. It was written in English and Arabic. The original is part of the British Library: Printed Collections.

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CONTENTS.
PAGE
Hospitality of the Arabs . • • • • • .100
Slaves and Servants
Moral Character of the Bedouins ...••• 104
Cattle of the Bedouins, and other Animals of the Desert . . • HO
Vegetation of the Desert .••••••
Winds • • . . 127
Additional Observations.—Mode of Encamping .... 129
Dress of the Bedouins ...••• • I'll
Arms l^
Food and Cookery 1^5
Industry 1^8
The Arabs’ Wealth 138
The Camel-driver’s Song .....•• 146
Sciences, Music, Poetry, &c. 141
Feasts and Rejoicings 147
Diseases ...... ... 148
Vaccination ...•••••• 148
Customs relative to Matrimony ...... 149
Divorces of the Bedouins 154
Burial of the Bedouins ....... 159
Religious Worship ... ..... 160
Government ....••••• 161
Warfare of the Bedouins ....... 165
Blood-Revenge . . . . . . • • 177
Robbery and Thieving ...••••• 184
The Traitor 186
Dakheil, or Protection 187
Hospitality ......... 192
Domestic Relations ........ 199
General Character of the Bedouins ...... 203
Salutation 209
Language 211
Sagacity in Tracing of Footsteps; ov A thr ..... 212
General Reflections . . . . • • • • 214
Additions to the Classification of Tribes ..... 217
Horses of Arabia ........ 246
Camels ......... 256
Locusts ......... 268

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Notes on the Bedouins and Wahabys Collected During his Travels in the East, by the Late John Lewis Burckhardt. Edited by Sir William Ouseley.

Publication details: London: Henry Coburn and Richard Bentley, New Burlington Street. 1830. Published by Authority of the Association for Promoting the Discovery of the Interior of Africa.

Physical description: Quarto.

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1 volume (439 pages)
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This volume contains a table of contents giving chapter headlines and page references.

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Dimensions: 280mm x 220mm

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English and Arabic in Latin and Arabic script
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