Article: Blood Revenge: Family Honor, Mediation, and Outcasting, 2d ed.

by Joseph Ginat. Brighton: Sussex Acadamic press, 1997, second edition. Pp.xvii + 228, index.

This book is an addition to the growing anthropological literature on Middle Eastern nomadic societies at a moment when they may be considered part of a disappearing world. Unlike other publications, it has a comparative dimension: its subject matter is dispute settlement among the 'bedouin and rural Arabs' in Israel. Ginat offers a nuanced analysis of various mechanisms for the resolution of conflict among these two communities. Blood revenge, mediation and outcasting are explored through the investigation of a long list of case studies collected by the author over several ...

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