book chapter
Bloodmoney: Western Desert
Bedouin justice : laws and customs among the Egyptian Bedouin • Cambridge • Published In 1925 • Pages: 60-78
By: Kennett, Austin.
Abstract
This source presents a study of the laws relevant to the paying of bloodmoney among the Libyan Bedouin occupying the western desert region of the United Arab Republic. The author gathered his data while serving as British Administrative Officer in the Libyan Desert around the year 1921. The major work from which this chapter was taken deals with the general topic of Bedouin justice and therefore covers other Bedouin groups -- the Sinai Arabs, Eastern Desert and additional Western Desert Bedouins -- outside the scope of the immediate file focus. This particular source contains several case histories illustrating the violation of Bedouin legal norms particularly in reference to the taking of human life and the resulting payment of bloodmoney as settlement of the debt incurred. Interesting insights are found throughout the source on concepts of liability, legal norms and judicial procedures.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1999
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Northern Africa
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Government Official
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; Martin Malone ; 1974
- Field Date
- ca. 1921
- Coverage Date
- 1921
- Coverage Place
- Western Desert, Egypt
- Notes
- Austin Kennett
- LCCN
- 26013602
- LCSH
- Bedouins