Author: LanePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians
Author: LaneThe Manners & Customs of the Modern Egyptians = Традиции и обычаи современных египтян
Author: Edward William LanePublisher: Litres
ISBN: 5043551380
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 670
Book Description
Arabic Proverbs
Author: Sir William OuseleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arabic language
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians
Author: John Gardner WilkinsonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 486
Book Description
Description of Egypt
Author: Edward William LanePublisher: American Univ in Cairo Press
ISBN: 9789774245251
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 796
Book Description
The launching of this hitherto unpublished book by the great nineteenth-century British traveler Edward William Lane (1801-76), a name known to almost everyone in all the many fields of Middle East studies, is a major publishing event. Lane was the author of a number of highly influential works: An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians (1836), his translation of The Thousand and One Nights (1839-41), Selections from the Kur-an (1843), and the Arabic-English Lexicon (1863-93). Yet one of his greatest works was never published: after years of labor and despite an enthusiastic reception by the publishing firm of John Murray in 1831, publication of his first book, Description of Egypt, was delayed and eventually dropped, mainly for financial reasons. The manuscript was sold to the British Library by Lane's widow in 1891, and has only now been salvaged for publication by Dr. Jason Thompson, nearly 170 years after its completion. This enormously important book, which takes the form of a journey through Egypt from north to south, with descriptions of all the ancient monuments and contemporary life that Lane explored along the way, will be of immense interest to both ancient and modern historians of Egypt, and will become an essential companion to his Manners and Customs. ''Jason Thompson's exact and dedicated edition deserves much praise.''-Astene Newsletter, June 2002. ''Thompson, a historian at AUC, has done signal service in taking a manuscript dating from 1831 and preparing it for publication so many years later; AUC Press deserves praise for making so major a work available, and at so reasonable a price.''-Daniel Pipes, Middle East Quarterly, June 2001. ''In all, the appearance of this major work of scholarship at this late date is a major boon to the study of Egypt's history between the pharaohs and 18280.''-Daniel Pipes, Middle East Quarterly, June 2001.
Manners and Customs of the Bible
Author: James Midwinter FreemanPublisher:
ISBN: 9780883682906
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is a valuable resourse book through the Bible, explaining many customs practiced in Bible times. Not only is it easy to understand, but it is also filled with many helpful illustrations.
The Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians
Author: LaneAn account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians
Author: Edward William LanePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Egypt
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians
Author: Edward W. LanePublisher: Cosimo, Inc.
ISBN: 161640504X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
A pioneering work of cultural anthropology, E.W. Lane's study of Egyptian society has not been out of print since it was first issued in 1836. Immersing himself in Egyptian culture, Lane learned the Arabic language and adopted the Arab way of life. Written before the forces of innovation transformed Egypt, Manners & Customs of the Modern Egyptians is recognized for its wide-ranging scope of detail on daily life topics such as the nature of Islamic laws and its relation to government, birth and marriage customs, death and funeral rites, music and dancing, and the world of magic and alchemy. This distinctive work retains its power to charm and fascinate contemporary readers. EDWARD WILLIAM LANE (1801-1876) was a British translator, lexicographer, and Orientalist. Instead of studying at college as a young man, Lane moved to London with his brother to study engraving, at which time he also began to study Arabic. When his health began failing, he moved to Egypt for a change of atmosphere and to continue his studies. While in Egypt, Lane began to study ancient Egypt, but soon became more entranced by modern customs and society. He relied on Egyptian men to help him gather information, especially on the topic of Egyptian women, on which he wrote many books. Lane also translated One Thousand and One Nights, though his greatest work remains The Arabic-English Lexicon.
An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians
Author: Edward William LanePublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108055230
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
Published in 1836, this two-volume work describes Egypt's climate, politics, religion, street life and customs in the 1830s.