Soqotra's strategic position in the Indian Ocean and its exotic nature have inspired the phantasies of travellers, traders, and scholars for a long period of time. Dangerous currents and strong seasonal winds have made access to the island rather difficult, though; external powers were not able to establish (or maintain) a permanent foothold on the island. Due to the construction of a harbour and an airport in the late 1990s, Soqotra has not only come into the crosshairs of scientific interests (cue: "UNESCO world cultural heritage site") and international tourism (cue: "Soqotra, the Galapagos of the Indian Ocean") but also of regional powers such as Yemen, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
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Edition
1/2026
Copyright Year
2026
ISBN-Print
978-3-98740-305-7
ISBN-Online
978-3-98740-306-4
Publisher
Ergon, Baden-Baden
Series
Bibliotheca Academica - Reihe Orientalistik
Volume
40
Language
German
Pages
141
Product Type
Monograph
Table of contents
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Abstrakt No access
a) Einleitung No access Pages 9 - 12
b) Eine persönliche Annäherung an Soqoṭrā No access Pages 13 - 20
c) Eine kleine Landeskunde No access Pages 21 - 36
d) Zur Forschungsgeschichte No access Pages 37 - 46
e) Soqoṭrā als „Weltkulturerbe“ No access Pages 47 - 62
f) Der (Öko-)Tourismus auf Soqoṭrā No access Pages 63 - 74
g) Hirten und Ziegen No access Pages 75 - 84
h) Bienen versus Ziegen? No access Pages 85 - 92
i) Der Weg des Weihrauchs No access Pages 93 - 106
j) Ein ganz anderes Soqoṭrā: Die Fischer No access Pages 107 - 114
k) Soqoṭrā zwischen Hammer und Amboss No access Pages 115 - 130
l) Schluss No access Pages 131 - 134
Literatur No access Pages 135 - 138
Kurzbiographie No access Pages 139 - 140
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