Camels and Arabian balîya and other forms of sacrifice: A review of archaeological and literary evidence

Arabian Archaeology and Epigraphy

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-93

  King, Geoffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Abu Dhabi; Arabia; Bahrain; Bal ya; Camels; Sacrifice; Saudi Arabia; Sharjah; United Arab Emirates; Yemen

Indexed keywords

ARCHAEOLOGY; BURIAL DIAGENESIS; CULTURAL HISTORY; CULTURAL TRADITION; ISLAMISM; LITERACY;

ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; SHARJAH [UNITED ARAB EMIRATES]; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; YEMEN;

ANIMALIA; CAMELIDAE;

EID: 65549110671     PISSN: 09057196     EISSN: 16000471     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0471.2008.00305.x     Document Type: Review

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