Cries of Vendors and Beggars in Baghdad
Peddling commodities has always been one of the effective ways of selling goods in the Middle east, Even if the residential areas are close to the markets. Baghdad's streets and alleys also serve as the site for the vendors to attract children, in particular, for entertainment, treats and delic...
| Published in: | Journal of Semitic studies |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
[2016]
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Journal of Semitic studies
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BJ Islam KBL Near East and North Africa TK Recent history |
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| Summary: | Peddling commodities has always been one of the effective ways of selling goods in the Middle east, Even if the residential areas are close to the markets. Baghdad's streets and alleys also serve as the site for the vendors to attract children, in particular, for entertainment, treats and delicacies. The vendors deliver their cries, often in melodious tunes, rhymes and similies, and often in the most raucous way imaginable. This study attempts to explore several of these cries of Baghdad markets and streets vendors (sing. dawwār , pl. dawwārīn ), as well as exploring these cries of beggars in Baghdad, going back to the mid-1940s. It also includes cries of peddlers announcing services. A list of common cries of beggars is also cited below. These cries are different depending on the time of the day and the season. sometimes goods are declared to be as cheap as dirt, and some are sold at half price for the purposes of liquidation or promotion. It is noteworthy that advocating giving alms to the poor in the Qu’rān has influenced the beggars’ calls. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-8556 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Semitic studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jss/fgv039 |