World Photographic Traveling Vol 1 North Yemen (Japanese Edition)

イエメンはアラビア半島南西端にあって、古い歴史を持つ典型的なアラブのイスラム国である。有名な幻想的千夜一夜物語の舞台のひとつでもあり、シバの女王の神話と遺跡があり、乾燥した苛酷な自然環境に育まれた特異な伝統的文化を持つ不思議な国である。首都サナア旧市街は現存する最古の都市といわれ、まるで中世の趣。私たちが慣れ親しんできた世界とはあまりに異なる彼らの部族社会を基礎とした独特の文化や生活ぶりは衝撃的である。掲載写真360枚。撮影1991～94年。
Yemen is a country located on the southwest edge of Arabian Peninsula. It is a typical Arabian Muslim country with very old history and is one of the background stages of famous fantastic novel Arabian Nights. Also it has Myth of Sheba Queen and related Ruins. Yemen is a mysterious country with quite unique traditional culture raised by dry and harsh environment. Old city of capital Sana'a is called 'existing oldest alive city' and its atmosphere is totally medieval. Their distinctive culture and the way of life based on the tribal society are shockingly amazing to us, as they are too far and different from the ones we had been accustomed and familiarized through our lives. This book contains 360 photographs, which were all taken in 1991 to 94.