Tribes and Power Structures in Palestine and the Transjordan

From: Near Eastern Archaeology | Date: March 1, 2006| Author: Scham, Sandra; van der Steen, Eveline J | Copyright information

Tribal affiliations, alliances, feuds, power struggles-all characterize the culture and society of Palestine and the Transjordan during the Ottoman Period. While the history books record the actions of imperial authorities within the region, the tribal power structures, though poorly understood, have had a much more profound and lasting effect there. Stories of auiances and rivalries among the tribes have endured in memory for hundreds of years, even though, in reality, bonds could be forged ...

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