CONTENTS

CHAPTERPAGE
I.Introductory[1]
II.The Southlands[36]
III.The City of Agades[80]
IV.The Organisation of the Air Tuareg[119]
V.Social Conditions[154]
VI.The Mode of Life of the Nomads[183]
VII.Trade and Occupations[213]
VIII.Architecture and Art[238]
IX.Religion and Beliefs[273]
X.Northern Air and the Kel Owi[298]
XI.The Ancestry of the Tuareg of Air[330]
XII.The History of Air. Part I. The Migrations of the Tuareg to Air[360]
XIII.The History of Air. Part II. The Vicissitudes of the Tuareg in Air[401]
XIV.Valedictory[417]

APPENDIXPAGE
I.A List of the Astronomically Determined Points in Air[422]
II.The Tribal Organisation of the Tuareg of Air[426]
III.Elakkos and Termit[442]
IV.Ibn Batutah’s Journey[452]
V.On the Root “MZGh” in Various Libyan Names[457]
VI.The Kings of the Tuareg of Air[463]
VII.Some Bibliographical Material used in this Book[466]
Index[469]