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When Melodies Gather: Oral Art of the Mahra

2018/01/01 by Samuel Liebhaber · 1 voice
Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #African Studies and Geopolitics #African history and culture analysis #Language, Linguistics, Cultural Analysis

paper · doi:10.21627/2018wmg

openalex publication_date 2018/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2025/11/06

Abstract

The Mahra people of the southern Arabian Peninsula have no written language but instead possess a rich oral tradition. Samuel Liebhaber takes readers on a tour through their poetry, collected by the author in audio and video recordings over the course of several years.

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