Contents
I. Introduction
Geography and topography
Topography and drainage
Soil types and distribution
Climate and seasons
Vegetation
Fauna
Settlements and communications
Ethnogeography
Physical appearance
Census categories
Urban or rural origin
Tribal representation
Local knowledge of language
Features of Arabic spoken in Tell Toqaan
The villagers' historical concepts
Shayx MaHmuud and his history
History of Tell Toqaan
General historical setting
Settlement and lands
Settlement pattern
Legal category of lands
Landholders in Tell Toqaan
Division of land and the field system
Subtenures and contracts
Agriculture
Gardening
Traditional classes of animals
Property in animals
Property marks
Breeding
Care of animals
Herding and grazing
Milk and its processing
Other animal products
Poultry
Bees
The compound
Construction types
Construction procedures
Organization of labor in house building
Interiors of dwellings
Other structures of the family compound
Other buildings in Tell Toqaan
Ownership of buildings
X. Household technology and economics
Food
Cooking
Eating
Bread
Household work and crafts
A day in a peasant household
Noncommercial distribution and exchange
Commercial distribution
XII. Division of labor
Landlord-hired hand system
Tribal Shayx unit
Peasant system
Division of labor by sex
Division of labor by age
Division of labor by ethnic group
Specialists and specialization
Kinship
The family
Lineages
Marriage
Kinship terms and usage
Village organization
Relations with the state
Social life and occasions
Clothing and its social significance
XIV. Ideology and ritual
Life-cycle ceremonies
Medicine and magic
Islam
Tell Toqaan: the local factors
Culture patterns in Tell Toqaan
Tell Toqaan and the urban system
Nature and direction of cultural change
A. Phonemic symbols used in transcription of Arabic words
B. List of families and individuals in Tell Toqaan
C. Land divisions in Tell Toqaan
Bibliography