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Urgent Socio-Anthropological Queries on Contemporary Egyptian Society - Head Work
by Author(s): Mohamed Abdo Mahgoub
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This book investigates a number of urgent issues in contemporary Egyptian society, brought to light through over fifty years of fieldwork. The subjects explored here include folk traditions and customs of the lifecycle; pregnancy and childbirth; the socialization of boys and girls; engagement and wedding ceremonies; funerary rituals and the traditions of mourning; the social stratification system and tribal relationships; and violence in contemporary societies, among others.
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Author Biography
Mohamed Abdo Mahgoub is Professor of Anthropology at Alexandria University, Egypt. He has conducted field research in Egyptian, Kuwaiti, and Saudi Arabian societies since 1965, and has published twenty-four books in Arabic and one in English, in addition to fifty-two articles in various edited volumes and journals. His socio-anthropological field research in Arab societies concentrates on customary laws, criminal responsibility, women’s rights in tribal communities, economic development and the Arab family, and the 2013 Egyptian rebellion as a result of deviation in the Arab Spring, among others.
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