Deciphering ‘Arab hospitality’: Identifying key characteristics and concerns

• Main Authors: Stephenson, M. L. *, Nazia Ali
• Other Authors: Timothy, Dallen J.
• Format: Book Section
• Language: English
• Published: Routledge 2018
• Subjects: GT Manners and customs
• Online Access: http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/1317/1/Marcus%20L%20Stephenson%20Chapter%206%20Arab%20hospitality%20-%20Stephenson%20%20Ali.pdf; http://eprints.sunway.edu.my/1317/; http://doi.org/10.4324/9781315624525
• Institution: Sunway University

There exists a symbolic and socio-cultural relationship between hospitality and Arab populations, which also has its origins in the three Abrahamic (monotheistic) faiths—Christianity, Islam and Judaism. This ‘Abrahamic legacy’ continues to be embedded in ‘Arab Hospitality’ but is being challenged by...