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A tale of two factions : myth, memory, and identity in Ottoman Egypt and Yemen /
"This revisionist study reevaluates the origins and foundation myths of the Faqaris and Qasimis, two rival factions that divided Egyptian society during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, when Egypt was the largest province in the Ottoman Empire. In answer to the enduring mystery surroun...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Albany :
State University of New York,
©2003.
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| Colección: | SUNY series in the social and economic history of the Middle East.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Machine generated contents note: App. Origin Myths of the Factions
- Ch. 1 Bilateral Factionalism in Ottoman Egypt
- Ch. 2 Bir Varmis, Bir Yokmus: Folklore and Binary Oppositions in the Factional Origin Myths
- Ch. 3 Sa'd and Haram: The Factions' Bedouin Equivalents
- Ch. 4 Yemeni Connection to Egypt's Factions
- Ch. 5 Red and White: The Colors of the Factions' Banners
- Ch. 6 Knob and the Disk
- The Factions' Standards
- Ch. 7 Selim and Sudun in the Origin Myths
- Ch. 8 Mulberry Tree in the Origin Myths
- Ch. 9 Competitive Feasts of Qasim and Dhu'l-Faqar Beys
- Ch. 10 Qasimi Genesis? Qansuh's Slave Troop and Ridvan's Circassian Genealogy
- Ch. 11 Faqari Genesis? 'Ali Bey's Mosque and the Ottoman Dhu'l-Faqar Sword.