Bedouin
(noun)
a predominantly desert-dwelling Arabian ethnic group traditionally divided into tribes or clans.
Examples of Bedouin in the following topics:
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The Nomadic Tribes of Arabia
- The nomadic pastoralist Bedouin tribes inhabited the Arabian Peninsula before the rise of Islam around 700 CE.
- Warfare between tribes was common among the Bedouin, and warfare was given a high honor.
- The Bedouin tribes in pre-Islamic Arabia were nomadic-pastoralists.
- According to tradition, the Saudi Bedouin are descendants of two groups.
- While most modern Bedouins have abandoned their nomadic and tribal traditions for modern urban lifestyles, they retain traditional Bedouin culture with traditional music, poetry, dances, and other cultural practices.
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Culture and Religion in Pre-Islamic Arabia
- Before the rise of Islam, most Bedouin tribes practiced polytheism, most often in the form of animism.
- Like later cultures in the region, the Bedouin tribes placed heavy importance on poetry and oral tradition as a means of communication.
- Before the rise of the monotheistic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, most Bedouin tribes practiced polytheism in the form of animism and idolatry.
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Sao
- If true, the newcomers may have been Arab Bedouin or Sayfuwa raiders coming from the east, who moved into the region in the 14th century CE.
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Early Life of Muhammad
- According to Islamic tradition, Muhammad was sent to live with a Bedouin family in the desert, as desert life was considered healthier for infants.
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Women in Pre-Islamic Arabia
- In other places, such as the city of Mecca, and in the nomadic Bedouin tribes, tribal law determined women's rights.
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Arabian Cities
- The Meccans signed treaties with both the Byzantines and the Bedouins to negotiate safe passages for caravans and give them water and pasture rights.
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Flight from Mecca to Medina
- The ruling tribes of Mecca perceived Muhammad as a danger that might cause tensions similar to the rivalry of Judaism and Bedouin Polytheism in Yathrib.