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An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians : the definitive 1860 edition /

Few works about the Middle East have exerted such wide and long-lasting influence as Edward William Lane's 'An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians'. First published in 1836, this classic book has never gone out of print, continuously providing material and inspi...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lane, Edward William, 1801-1876 (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cairo, Egypt ; New York, NY : The American University in Cairo Press, [2014]
Edición:Version 1.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Intro -- Halftitle Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Editor's Preface -- Author's Preface -- Advertisement to the Third Edition -- Introduction. -- The Country and Climate-Metropolis-Houses-Population -- Chapter I. -- Personal Characteristics, and Dress, of the Muslim Egyptians -- Chapter II. -- Infancy and Early Education -- Chapter III. -- Religion and Laws -- Chapter IV. -- Government -- Chapter V. -- Domestic Life (Men of the Higher and Middle Orders) -- Chapter VI. -- Domestic Life-continued (Women of the Higher and Middle Orders) -- Chapter VII. 
505 8 |a Domestic Life-continued (The Lower Orders) -- Chapter VIII. -- Common Usages of Society -- Chapter IX. -- Language, Literature, and Science -- Chapter X. -- Superstitions (Genii, Saints, and Darweeshes) -- Chapter XI. -- Superstitions-continued (Charms, and Auguration) -- Chapter XII. -- Magic, Astrology, and Alchymy -- Chapter XIII. -- Character -- Chapter XIV. -- Industry -- Chapter XV. -- Use of Tobacco, Coffee, Hemp, Opium, &c. -- Chapter XVI. -- The Bath -- Chapter XVII. -- Games -- Chapter XVIII. -- Music -- Chapter XIX. -- Public Dancers -- Chapter XX. 
505 8 |a Serpent-Charmers, and Performers of Legerdemain Tricks, &c. -- Chapter XXI. -- Public Recitations of Romances -- Chapter XXII. -- Public Recitations of Romances-continued -- Chapter XXIII. -- Public Recitations of Romances-continued -- Chapter XXIV. -- Periodical Public Festivals, &c. (Those of the first three months of the Muslim year.) -- Chapter XXV. -- Periodical Public Festivals, &c.-continued. (Those of the fourth and following months of the Muslim year.) -- Chapter XXVI. -- Periodical Public Festivals, &c.-continued. (Those of the Solar year.) -- Chapter XXVII. -- Private Festivities, &c. 
505 8 |a Chapter XXVIII. -- Death, and Funeral Rites -- Supplement. -- I.-The Copts -- II.-The Jews of Egypt -- III.-Of late Innovations in Egypt -- Appendix A. -- Female Ornaments -- Appendix B. -- Egyptian Measures, Weights, and Moneys -- Appendix C. -- Household Expenditure in Cairo -- Appendix D. -- Prayer of Muslim School-Boys -- Appendix E. -- Directions for the Treatment of Dysentery and Ophthalmia -- Appendix F. -- Editor's Notes -- Index 
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