Book
Baytīn a Jordanian village: a study of social institutions and social change in a folk community
Mouton • 1 • Published In 1966 • Pages: 202
By: Lutfiyya, Abdulla M..
Abstract
This monograph is an ethnographic study of the Jordanian village of BaytĪn, located approximately four miles northeast of the town of Ramallah. The author visited the village during a three-month period in the summer of 1960. His field observations, in conjunction with informal interviews, forms the basis of this study. Emphasis in this work is on social institutions and social change with particular reference to community life, Islam and the village culture, religion and rituals, government and politics, settlement of disputes, making a living, marriage customs, and family structure.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2005
- Region
- Middle East
- Sub Region
- Middle East
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Indigenous Person
- Sociologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 2004
- Field Date
- 1960 (three months in summer)
- Coverage Date
- 1960
- Coverage Place
- Village of BaytĪn, Jordan
- Notes
- by Abdulla M. Lutfiyya
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-202)
- LCCN
- 65027400
- LCSH
- Palestinian Arabs