Book
The quest for order among Awlad Ali of the Western Desert of Egypt
University Microfilms • Ann Arbor, Michigan • Published In 1974 • Pages:
By: Mohsen, Safia K..
Abstract
This study, based primarily on the author's fieldwork among the Awlad Ali of the Western Desert of Egypt between August 1965 and August 1966, deals with the way in which disputes are settled within a tribal society with no centralized political authority. One manner in which this is done is through the application by local political leaders of a set of formal rules or 'tribal ways' known as the DARAIEB. Emphasis in this study, however, is not on the rules themselves but the manner in which they are implemented through judicial reasoning tied to the social and political reality of the group. This procedure is clearly illustrated in the homicide and bodily injury cases presented in chapter six. As a background for the legal and judicial analysis indicated above, Moshen provides data on the ecological and historical features of the Awlad Ali as a general matrix for the understanding of the group's total context of action. Also presented as background information is a detailed analysis of the tribal organization, political structure and leadership, and marriage as a form of contractual relationship -- a factor of some importance in Awlad Ali judicial proceedings. The final chapter in the source presents a summary of the author's data and concomitant conclusions.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1999
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Northern Africa
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Ethnologist
- Lawyer
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1974
- Field Date
- 1958, 1965-1966
- Coverage Date
- 1958-1966
- Coverage Place
- Western Desert, Egypt
- Notes
- Safia K. Mohsen
- UM 71-31,266
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-196)
- Thesis (Ph.D.) -- Michigan State University, 1971
- LCSH
- Bedouins