Bedouin bisha' justice
Subtitle: ordeal by fire
By: Joseph Ginat.
Publisher: Sussex Academic Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Portland, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 229
ISBN-13: 9781845192693
Subjects: Law, Bedouin; Customary law -- Egypt; Ordeal; Bedouins -- Egypt -- Social life and customs
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgements; title: 1. Introduction to the bisha'h ceremony; title: 2. The mubasha''s family, khams (co-liable group), and family traditions; title: 3. A review of ordeals throughout history; title: 4. Introduction to case histories; title: 5. Theft, drugs and property damage cases; title: 5. Murder and manslaughter cases; title: 6. Illicit sexual relations and rape cases; title: 7. Marbut cases (inability of the groom to perform on his wedding night); title: 8. Charms, witchcraft, and healing ceremonies; title: 9. Concluding remarks; title: Appendix I: Bisha'h reports; title: Appendix II: Notes distributed during cases; title: Appendix III: Police and court letters to the mubasha' requesting to conduct the ordeal; title: Appendix IV: Newspaper references; title: Appendix V: Example of registration forms for cases; title: Endnotes; title: Bibliography; title: Index.