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Changes in Nubian wedding ceremonials
Nubian ceremonial life : studies in Islamic syncretism and cultural change • University Of California Press • Published In 1978 • Pages: 171-202
By: al-Katsha, Samiha.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This work examines changes and continuities in marriage practices from before and after resettlement of Egyptian Nubians in government-planned villages when their lands were submerged by the raising of the Aswan Dam in 1933. The focus is on ceremonies and organized rituals in the weeks leading up to and following the wedding day, based on informant accounts of previous practices and on observance of events during fieldwork. The results show reduced enforcement of the proscription on cousin marriage and of post-wedding seclusion, and in the performance sacrificial rites. Other notable changes include an increased secularization of nuptial ceremonies and a decline in the role of kin groups in organizing festivities. See Kennedy (1978 "Bibliography") for sources cited and Kennedy (1978 "Photographs") for relevant images.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Personal grooming
- Gift giving
- Music
- Dance
- Visiting and hospitality
- Regulation of marriage
- Arranging a marriage
- Nuptials
- Ritual
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Nubians
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Northern Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Teferi Abate Adem ; 2020
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1963
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1900-1963
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Aswan Governate, Egypt
- NotesAdditional notes
- Samiha al-Katsha
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 74077726
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Nubians--Egypt--ReligionNubians--Egypt--Religion