An invitation to laughter [[electronic resource] ] : a Lebanese anthropologist in the Arab world / / Fuad I. Khuri ; edited by Sonia Jalbout Khuri |
Autore | Khūrī Fuʼād Isḥāq |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (223 p.) |
Disciplina |
305.80092
B |
Altri autori (Persone) | KhūrīSonia Jalbout |
Soggetto topico |
Ethnologists - Lebanon
Ethnology - Fieldwork - Arab countries |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-95726-7
0-226-43475-3 9786611957261 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Prologue: The man himself -- Note on Arabic words -- Introduction. Why "laughter"? -- 1. Exploring origins. The choice of anthropology -- 2. Studying anthropology in Oregon. "How wonderful!" -- 3. Being Lebanese. A nationality or a profession? -- 4. Religious syncretism. "I offer sacrifices to my ancestors on Friday because I am a Muslim" -- 5. Lebanese traders in West Africa. Always ending the day in losses -- 6. Change as faith. The restless Americans -- 7. Teaching in Beirut. "Sir, keep this information to yourself " -- 8. Establishing an Arab association for the social sciences. The tyranny of consensus -- 9. The exotic in the suburbs of Beirut "It is written" -- 10. Alumni and 'ulama in Bahrain. "We all seek knowledge" -- 11. Open secrets Discussable but not publishable -- 12. Table manners in Yemen. Eat! Do not talk! -- 13. The official policy toward emigration in Lebanon. "We eat bread, not potatoes" -- 14. The Arab rich. "An ugly horse that wins the race is praised for its good looks" -- 15. Who wants to be a zaἵm? The agony of fame -- 16. Living in Great Britain. "The best in the world" -- Appendix 1: List of Research Projects -- Appendix 2: List of Publications -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454119203321 |
Khūrī Fuʼād Isḥāq | ||
Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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An invitation to laughter [[electronic resource] ] : a Lebanese anthropologist in the Arab world / / Fuad I. Khuri ; edited by Sonia Jalbout Khuri |
Autore | Khūrī Fuʼād Isḥāq |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (223 p.) |
Disciplina |
305.80092
B |
Altri autori (Persone) | KhūrīSonia Jalbout |
Soggetto topico |
Ethnologists - Lebanon
Ethnology - Fieldwork - Arab countries |
Soggetto non controllato | lebanese, lebanon, arab, middle east, eastern world, anthropology, anthropologist, science, scientific, academic, scholarly, research, fieldwork, career, biography, biographical, humor, culture, cultural, memoir, christian, faith, belief, religion, autobiography, true story, women, eating, food, islam, politics, daily life, ethnology, beirut, city, urban |
ISBN |
1-281-95726-7
0-226-43475-3 9786611957261 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Prologue: The man himself -- Note on Arabic words -- Introduction. Why "laughter"? -- 1. Exploring origins. The choice of anthropology -- 2. Studying anthropology in Oregon. "How wonderful!" -- 3. Being Lebanese. A nationality or a profession? -- 4. Religious syncretism. "I offer sacrifices to my ancestors on Friday because I am a Muslim" -- 5. Lebanese traders in West Africa. Always ending the day in losses -- 6. Change as faith. The restless Americans -- 7. Teaching in Beirut. "Sir, keep this information to yourself " -- 8. Establishing an Arab association for the social sciences. The tyranny of consensus -- 9. The exotic in the suburbs of Beirut "It is written" -- 10. Alumni and 'ulama in Bahrain. "We all seek knowledge" -- 11. Open secrets Discussable but not publishable -- 12. Table manners in Yemen. Eat! Do not talk! -- 13. The official policy toward emigration in Lebanon. "We eat bread, not potatoes" -- 14. The Arab rich. "An ugly horse that wins the race is praised for its good looks" -- 15. Who wants to be a zaἵm? The agony of fame -- 16. Living in Great Britain. "The best in the world" -- Appendix 1: List of Research Projects -- Appendix 2: List of Publications -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782438803321 |
Khūrī Fuʼād Isḥāq | ||
Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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