Bedouin Bishah Justice: Ordeal by Fire

by Joseph Ginat

Book Overview

Trials by ordeal, a judicial practice in which the guilt or innocence of the accused is determined by subjecting them to a painful task, have taken place from ancient Mesopotamia until the present day. This volume focuses on a special type of ordeal by fire called the bishah ceremony, which originated in Bedouin societies and continues to be practiced in Egypt today. In Bedouin and Arab rural societies, when somebody suspects another person of theft,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1845195655
• ISBN13: 9781845195656
• Release Date: August 2012
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 8.6"