Paul Dresch: 1 book
The rules of Barat. Tribal documents from Yemen
Texts and translation
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2016
Paul Dresch Rules of Barat presents several eighteenth-century agreements among tribesmen from Jabal Barat, north-east of Yemen. These documents, previously unedited, shed new light on the history of customary law ('urf) in Yemen.
