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ISBN 978-0-520-29249-9 (paper)
ISBN 978-0-520-96598-0 (ebook)

Portions of this work originally appeared in “Honor and the Sentiments of Loss in a Bedouin Society,” American Ethnologist 12, no. 2 (1985): 245–61, reprinted here by kind permission of the American Anthropological Association.

Photographs: Lila Abu-Lughod/Anthro-Photo

The Library of Congress has cataloged an earlier edition of this book as follows:

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Abu-Lughod, Lila.

Veiled sentiments.

Bibliography: p.

Includes index.

1. Bedouins—Egypt—Social life and customs.   2. Folk poetry, Arabic—Egypt—History and Criticism.   3. Bedouins—Egypt—Folklore.   4. Honor—Folklore.   5. Sex customs—Egypt.   6. Women—Egypt.   I. Title.
DT72.B4A28   1986   306'.089927   86–6948
ISBN 978–0–520–22473–5 (pbk : alk. paper)