Behind the Veil in Arabia
Women in Oman

328 pages
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23 halftones, 1 map, 1 line drawing
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6 x 9
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© 1982
- Contents
Table of Contents

Contents
List of Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
A Note on Transliteration
Part I
1. Introduction: Finding Our Way
2. Sohar: The First Exotic Glimpse
3. The Town and Its People
Part II
4. Segregation of the Sexes: Concept and Practice
5. Socialization to the Practice of Segregation
6. The Burqa Facial Mask
7. Women’s World
8. Honor and Self-realization
9. The Xanith: A Third Gender Role?
Part III
10. Diverse Interests in Marriage Establishment
11. The Bride Should Be a Virgin, the Groom Should Be a Man
12. The Visit of an Undutiful Daughter
13. Portrait of a Marriage
14. Role-realization in Marriage
Appendix: A Framework for the Analysis
References
Index
Preface
Acknowledgments
A Note on Transliteration
Part I
1. Introduction: Finding Our Way
2. Sohar: The First Exotic Glimpse
3. The Town and Its People
Part II
4. Segregation of the Sexes: Concept and Practice
5. Socialization to the Practice of Segregation
6. The Burqa Facial Mask
7. Women’s World
8. Honor and Self-realization
9. The Xanith: A Third Gender Role?
Part III
10. Diverse Interests in Marriage Establishment
11. The Bride Should Be a Virgin, the Groom Should Be a Man
12. The Visit of an Undutiful Daughter
13. Portrait of a Marriage
14. Role-realization in Marriage
Appendix: A Framework for the Analysis
References
Index
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