The Primitive City of Timbuctoo |
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الصفحة xi
One might ask if the secular , impersonal man of our cities , therefore , is not so much an urbanite as the epitome of our particular type of civiliza- tion . The same problem may be posed in a more precise way .
One might ask if the secular , impersonal man of our cities , therefore , is not so much an urbanite as the epitome of our particular type of civiliza- tion . The same problem may be posed in a more precise way .
الصفحة 25
Even friends may be so unfamiliar with one's actual economic condi- tion that a show of opulence can give increased status . Girl friends and business acquaintances are particularly susceptible to such impressions .
Even friends may be so unfamiliar with one's actual economic condi- tion that a show of opulence can give increased status . Girl friends and business acquaintances are particularly susceptible to such impressions .
الصفحة 272
Leaving aside for the moment those recent innovations traceable to French influence , a person's occupa- tion , status , marriage arrangements , and supernatural beliefs are patterned by his family and ethnic origins .
Leaving aside for the moment those recent innovations traceable to French influence , a person's occupa- tion , status , marriage arrangements , and supernatural beliefs are patterned by his family and ethnic origins .
ما يقوله الناس - كتابة مراجعة
لم نعثر على أي مراجعات في الأماكن المعتادة.
طبعات أخرى - عرض جميع المقتطفات
عبارات ومصطلحات مألوفة
age-grade amount Arab Arma become Bela belief birth body boys bride brother called carried ceremony charms chief child circumcision close cloth common considered continue culture custom daughter deceased distinctive economic ethnic fact father feast force four French Gabibi genii gifts girl give given grave hand head husband important indicate known kola Koran koterey later leave living marabouts marriage married means Moroccan Moslem mosque mother native nature never night origin parents pattern person poor population practice prayer present protect quarter receive recognized refer relations relatives religious remains result ritual salt sister slaves social society Songhoi status supernatural term Timbuctoo tion town trade traits Tuareg usually vampire wife woman women young