Love in Traditional and Modern Bedouin Culture

Bedouin culture is the traditional way of life of the Arabic-speaking nomads who lived in the deserts of the Arabian Peninsula, North Africa, the Levant, and Mesopotamia in the past. Bedouins are desert dwellers—the people who live out in the … Continue reading

The Two Meanings of Love in Bedouin Culture

The field study of relationships in Bedouin culture, conducted by American anthropologist Dr. Deborah Wickering (1997), uncovered a diversity of love conceptions in those cultural groups. Bedouins distinguish two kinds of love: ilhub and ralya. What Kind of Love Does … Continue reading

Love in Bedouin Culture

Bedouin culture is the culture of the nomadic Arab people who live in Arabia, the territory that stretches from the deserts of North Africa to the rocky sands of the Middle East. Living in tribes, they have a common culture … Continue reading

Love Words Across Languages and Cultures

PDF version Why do people use so many love words? What is the meaning behind all these love words? Love is so diverse in its variety of meanings and connotations, such as attraction and attachment, passion and compassion, intimacy and … Continue reading