Overview
- This book explores through academic analysis of
- narrative and photographs some of the mathematics inherent in the lives of
- Bedouins of the Negev
- Contains unique accounts of Negev Bedouin history and sociocultural experiences
- The book explores the mathematics inherent within the Negev Bedouin community
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Table of contents (14 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Front Matter
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Ethnomathematics of the Bedouin Embroidery and Weave
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Front Matter
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The Bedouin Way of life: Ethnomathematics Anywhere
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Front Matter
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Bridging Between Life and School: Why and How
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Ethnomathematics of Negev Bedouins’ Existence in Forms, Symbols, and Geometric Patterns provokes a journey into the world of Negev Bedouins and attests to the beauty and sophistication of mathematics that occurs naturally in their craftwork, structures, games, and throughout Bedouin life. The major focus is Bedouin women’s traditional craftwork by which they reflect social and cultural activities in their weaving, embroidery, and similar pursuits. Their creations reveal mathematical ideas incorporated in embroidery compositions in repeated patterns of flowers and geometric figures in varying scales. The women use ground staked looms, stabilized by block-stones, to make multi-color, repeating pattern strip-rugs in a process practiced for generations. An image of this appears in the book’s cover photo collage. Bedouin men construct dwellings, tents, desert wells, and such. They and their children play games attuned to sand and other specific desert conditions. These activities of Bedouin women, men, and children require mathematical thinking and strategic reasoning to achieve desired outcomes.
The book opens with a narrative of Bedouin history, followed by a brief overview of ethnomathematics, and concludes with discussion about bridging the gap between school mathematics experiences and those outside school. It considers mathematically problematic situations embedded in Bedouin sociocultural heritage likely to appeal to teachers for use with school students. The book is intended for a diverse audience from Bedouin communities in different countries to the general public and professionals, including ethnomathematicians and mathematics educators.
Numerous photographs document the examples of Bedouin ethnomathematics. They are the subject of considerable analysis and appear throughout the book.
Authors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Ethnomathematics of Negev Bedouins’ Existence in Forms, Symbols and Geometric Patterns
Authors: Ada Katsap, Fredrick L. Silverman
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-950-0
Publisher: SensePublishers Rotterdam
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: SensePublishers-Rotterdam, The Netherlands 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-94-6209-950-0Published: 17 December 2015
Edition Number: 1
Topics: Education, general