Author: Gerard De NervalPublisher:
ISBN: 9781317575368
Category : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The Women of Cairo
Author: Gerard De NervalPublisher:
ISBN: 9781317575368
Category : BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
The Women of Cairo: Volume II (Routledge Revivals)
Author: Gerard De NervalPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317574516
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
The Women of Cairo: Scenes of Life in the Orient, first published in 1929, describes the trip to Egypt and other locations in the Ottoman Empire taken by French Romanticist Gerard de Nerval. The book focuses on both reinforcing and dispelling the old ways in which people saw the Orient, as well as examining their old and new customs. This book is perfect for those studying history and travel.
The Women of Cairo: Volume I (Routledge Revivals)
Author: Gerard De NervalPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317575350
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
The Women of Cairo: Scenes of Life in the Orient, first published in 1929, describes the trip to Egypt and other locations in the Ottoman Empire taken by French Romanticist Gerard de Nerval. The book focuses on both reinforcing and dispelling the old ways in which people saw the Orient, as well as examining their old and new customs. This book is perfect for those studying history and travel.
The Women of Cairo: Volume II (Routledge Revivals)
Author: Gerard De NervalPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317574524
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
The Women of Cairo: Scenes of Life in the Orient, first published in 1929, describes the trip to Egypt and other locations in the Ottoman Empire taken by French Romanticist Gerard de Nerval. The book focuses on both reinforcing and dispelling the old ways in which people saw the Orient, as well as examining their old and new customs. This book is perfect for those studying history and travel.
Routledge Revivals: Moslem Women Enter a New World (1936)
Author: Ruth Frances WoodsmallPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 131539684X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 453
Book Description
First published in 1936, this book surveys the changing place of women across the contemporaneous Muslim world, focusing on several nations where they constitute a demographic majority — Iraq, Iran, Egypt, Palestine, Trans-Jordan, Turkey, Syria — and one where they do not, namely India. It begins by outlining some of the areas of change, for example regarding the veil, purdah and divorce. This is followed by in depth examinations of the progress of female education, their changing economic roles, improving health standards, their widening interests and the pressure for change on Islam in general. This title is would be of interest to students of the sociology of religion and the contemporary position of women in Muslim societies.
The Women of Cairo Volume One
Author: Gerard De NervalPublisher: Franklin Classics Trade Press
ISBN: 9780353308596
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
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Ritual and Belief in Morocco: Vol. II (Routledge Revivals)
Author: Edward WestermarckPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317912624
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 652
Book Description
Between the years of 1898 and 1926, Edward Westermarck spent a total of seven years in Morocco, visiting towns and tribes in different parts of the country, meeting local people and learning about their language and culture; his findings are noted in this two-volume set, first published in 1926. The first volume contains extensive reference material, including Westermarck’s system of transliteration and a comprehensive list of the tribes and districts mentioned in the text. The chapters in this, the second volume, explore such areas as the rites and beliefs connected with the Islamic calendar, agriculture, and childbirth. This title will fascinate any student or researcher of anthropology with an interest in the history of ritual, culture and religion in Morocco.
Routledge Revivals: Medieval Islamic Civilization (2006)
Author: Josef MeriPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351668137
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1238
Book Description
Islamic civilization flourished in the Middle Ages across a vast geographical area that spans today's Middle and Near East. First published in 2006, Medieval Islamic Civilization examines the socio-cultural history of the regions where Islam took hold between the 7th and 16th centuries. This important two-volume work contains over 700 alphabetically arranged entries, contributed and signed by international scholars and experts in fields such as Arabic languages, Arabic literature, architecture, history of science, Islamic arts, Islamic studies, Middle Eastern studies, Near Eastern studies, politics, religion, Semitic studies, theology, and more. Entries also explore the importance of interfaith relations and the permeation of persons, ideas, and objects across geographical and intellectual boundaries between Europe and the Islamic world. This reference work provides an exhaustive and vivid portrait of Islamic civilization and brings together in one authoritative text all aspects of Islamic civilization during the Middle Ages. Accessible to scholars, students and non-specialists, this resource will be of great use in research and understanding of the roots of today's Islamic society as well as the rich and vivid culture of medieval Islamic civilization.
Routledge Revivals: Oriental Essays (1960)
Author: A. J. ArberryPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1315453398
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 205
Book Description
First published in 1960, this work describes the lives and labours of six great scholars - Simon Ockley, Sir William Jones, E. W. Lane, E. H. Palmer, E.G. Browne and R. A Nicholson. These men were devoted to building a bridge between the peoples and cultures of Europe and Asia. To these biographical essays, Arberry has added a short autobiography and an eloquent plea for the further encouragement of Oriental studies. This book will be of interest to those studying Middle-Eastern studies and the history of Orientalist study.
The Women of Cairo Volume One - Primary Source Edition
Author: Gerard De NervalPublisher: Nabu Press
ISBN: 9781294756743
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
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