The nomadism of the Tribe of Ishmael was its most distinctive - TopicsExpress



          

The nomadism of the Tribe of Ishmael was its most distinctive institution, but its origin and meaning to the tribe are a mystery, although there is speculation that the practice may have been influenced by the groups earliest migrations under duress and further reinforced by contact with the migratory Shawnee nation and the ethnic traditions of Ishmaelite members, which included escaped African slaves and white indentured servants from Scottish and Celtic areas with nomadic traditions of one sort or another.
Posted on: Sun, 26 Jan 2014 13:02:42 +0000

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