Right and left in the Atlas mountains: Dual symbolic classifications among Moroccan Berbers

Results of an anthropological study conducted in Morocco among Berbers, in particular the Ait 'Atta in the Atlas mountains, who practise sheep transhumance and provide a rich symbolic harvest in terms of dichotomies, polarities and contrasts (right-left, white-black, good-bad, luck-bad luck, an...

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Published in:The journal of North African studies
Main Author: Hart, David M. (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 1999
In: The journal of North African studies
Further subjects:B Manners and customs
B Superstition
B Opinion
B Morocco
B Symbol
B Magic
B Taboo
B Berbers
B Custom
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Summary:Results of an anthropological study conducted in Morocco among Berbers, in particular the Ait 'Atta in the Atlas mountains, who practise sheep transhumance and provide a rich symbolic harvest in terms of dichotomies, polarities and contrasts (right-left, white-black, good-bad, luck-bad luck, and so on). (DÜI-Cls)
ISSN:1362-9387
Contains:In: The journal of North African studies