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Bedouin Bisha'h Justice: Ordeal by Fire
Bedouin Bisha'h Justice Ordeal by Fire
Author: Joseph Ginat
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 bisha'h ceremony, which originated in Bedouin societies and continues to be pr...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781845192693
ISBN-10: 1845192699
Publication Date: 1/20/2009
Pages: 229
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Publisher: Sussex Academic Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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