The Sports Path Not Taken: Pearl Diving Heritage and Cosmopolitanism from Below |
| |
| Authors: | Birgit Krawietz |
| |
| Institution: | 1. Institut für Islamwissenschaft, Freie Universit?t Berlin, Fachbereich Geschichts- u. Kulturwissenschaften , Berlin, Germany birgit.krawietz@fu-berlin.de |
| |
| Abstract: | ABSTRACT In contrast to camel and horse racing as well as falconry, pearl diving has not been transformed into a popular heritage sport in the countries of the Arab Gulf. One reason for this striking disinterest is that the actual practice of pearling was undertaken by impoverished and exploited workers, and this is no longer compatible with the new prevailing, self-assertive ‘tribal modern’ of the Arab Gulf. |
| |
| Keywords: | Pearl diving Persian Gulf Arab Gulf tribal modern heritage sports cosmopolitanism |
|
|
