Oral Poetry and Narratives from Central Arabia, Volume 4 Saudi Tribal History
Honour and Faith in the Traditions of the Dawāsir
P.M. Kurpershoek
Oral Poetry and Narratives from Central Arabia, Volume 4 Saudi Tribal History
Honour and Faith in the Traditions of the Dawāsir
P.M. Kurpershoek
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"…a superb piece of work…" – Clive Holes, in: Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 2004 "...this solid academic work represents a remarkable effort of a fully dedicated and able scholar." – Ḍirghᾱm Ḥ. Sbait, in: Asian Folklore Studies, 2003
"…a superb piece of work…" – Clive Holes, in: Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 2004 "...this solid academic work represents a remarkable effort of a fully dedicated and able scholar." – Ḍirghᾱm Ḥ. Sbait, in: Asian Folklore Studies, 2003
Marcel Kurpershoek is a senior research fellow at New York University Abu Dhabi. A specialist in the oral traditions and poetry of Arabia, he is the author of the five-volume Oral Poetry and Narratives from Central Arabia (Brill), as well as several books on Middle Eastern history and culture. He served as Netherlands ambassador to Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkey, and Poland, and as special envoy to Syria until 2015.
"…a superb piece of work…" – Clive Holes, in: Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 2004 "...this solid academic work represents a remarkable effort of a fully dedicated and able scholar." – Ḍirghᾱm Ḥ. Sbait, in: Asian Folklore Studies, 2003
Marcel Kurpershoek is a senior research fellow at New York University Abu Dhabi. A specialist in the oral traditions and poetry of Arabia, he is the author of the five-volume Oral Poetry and Narratives from Central Arabia (Brill), as well as several books on Middle Eastern history and culture. He served as Netherlands ambassador to Pakistan, Afghanistan, Turkey, and Poland, and as special envoy to Syria until 2015.