Art of being Tuareg: Sahara nomads in a modern world

Foreword

Preface

Notes to the reader

An introduction to the Tuareg / Thomas K. Seligman

The Sahara / Thomas K. Seligman

Poetry as a reflection of Tuareg cultural values and identity / Gian Carlo Castelli Gattinara

Tifinar / Kristyne Loughran

The Inadan, makers of Amazigh identity : the case of the Aïr region / Mohamed ag Ewangaye

Indigenous beliefs and Islam / Thomas K. Seligman

The Tuareg artisan : from technician to mediator / Edmond Bernus

The stuff of life : tent, food, weapons / Kristyne Loughran

Tuareg music : from acoustic to electric / François Borel

Tea / Thomas K. Seligman

Dress, identity, and gender in Tuareg culture and society / Susan Rasmussen

Personal beautification and grooming / Kristyne Loughran

Tuareg women and their jewelry / Kristyne Loughran

Does it have to be beautiful to empower? / Kristyne Loughran

Tuareg jewelry / Kristyne Loughran

The art of being Tuareg / Thomas K. Seligman

Upon request: commissions with Saidi Oumba and Andi Ouhoulou / Thomas K. Seligman

The cross of Agadez (Tenaghalt tan Agadez) / Kristyne Loughran and Thomas K. Seligman

African symbols in the larger world / Thomas K. Seligman

A l'atelier / Jean-Yves Brizot.