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Literary notes about nomad (AI summary)

The term "nomad" in literature has been employed in myriad ways to evoke images of transience, cultural distinction, and a profound connection with nature and identity. In some works, such as in [1] and [2], the nomad symbolizes an individual or group whose conscience and identity are not tied to any fixed locality, emphasizing a detachment from traditional societal norms. Other texts, like [3] and [4], use the archetype of the nomad to illustrate personal journeys or artistic formation through wandering and communion with nature. Meanwhile, in historical narratives and epic accounts ([5], [6], [7]), the term often marks tribal affiliations or the dynamic lifestyles of people who, despite their geographical mobility, influence significant cultural and political movements. Even in more modern reflections ([8], [9]), the transition from a nomadic to a settled life underscores the profound impact of such changes on both personal disposition and societal structure.
  1. And this is nigh all that serves the nomad for a conscience, namely, that which men will hold of him.
    — from All About Coffee by William H. Ukers
  2. [727] Nor can it be defined by the territory it occupies, for the population, being nomad, [728] is not closely attached to any special locality.
    — from The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life by Émile Durkheim
  3. Like a nomad, I wandered uncertain, for a long period, from town to town and from village to village.
    — from Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by Aaron Bernstein
  4. A nomad life passed amid the beauties of nature acted powerfully in developing his poetical genius.
    — from Eugene Oneguine [Onegin] by Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin
  5. The four Ordo established by Chingis Khan were destined for the empresses, who were chosen out of four different nomad tribes.
    — from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Marco Polo and da Pisa Rusticiano
  6. Nomad.
    — from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Marco Polo and da Pisa Rusticiano
  7. This great country contained many towns and villages , as well as many nomad inhabitants."
    — from The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 1 by Marco Polo and da Pisa Rusticiano
  8. The nomad life was being given up.
    — from The Religions of Japan, from the Dawn of History to the Era of Méiji by William Elliot Griffis
  9. In like manner, the Urū Oddes are those who have abandoned a nomad life, and settled in villages.
    — from Castes and Tribes of Southern India. Vol. 7 of 7 by Edgar Thurston

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