An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians
Publisher: J.M. Dent & Co
Published: 1860
Place of publication: London, United Kingdom
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 630
Table of contents: title: vii
label: Editor's Introduction; title: xvii
label: Editor's Preface (to the Edition of 1860); title: xix
label: Author's Preface; title: xxvii
label: Advertisement to the Third Edition; title: INTRODUCTION -; title: 1
label: The Country and Climate - Metropolis - Houses - Population; label: Chapter I
pagenum: 26
title: Personal Characteristics, and Dress, of the Muslim Egyptians; label: Chapter II
pagenum: 53
title: Infancy and Early Education; label: Chapter III
pagenum: 64
title: Religion and Laws; label: Chapter IV
pagenum: 113
title: Government; label: Chapter V
pagenum: 135
title: Domestic Life (Men of the Higher and Middle Orders); label: Chapter VI
pagenum: 160
title: Domestic Life - continued (Women of the Higher and Middle Orders); label: Chapter VII
pagenum: 198
title: Domestic Life - continued (The Lower Orders); label: Chapter VIII
pagenum: 203
title: Common Usages of Society; label: Chapter IX
pagenum: 212
title: Language, Literature and Science; label: Chapter X
pagenum: 228
title: Superstitions (Genii, Saints and Darweeshes); label: Chapter XI
pagenum: 253
title: Superstitions - continued (Charms, and Auguration); label: Chapter XII
pagenum: 270
title: Magic, Astronomy and Alchymy; label: Chapter XIII
pagenum: 283
title: Character; label: Chapter XIV
pagenum: 315
title: Industry; label: Chapter XV
pagenum: 338
title: Use of Tobacco, Coffee, Hemp, Opium, &c.; label: Chapter XVI
pagenum: 343
title: The Bath; label: Chapter XVII
pagenum: 350
title: Games; label: Chapter XVIII
pagenum: 359
title: Music; label: Chapter XIX
pagenum: 384
title: Public Dancers; label: Chapter XX
pagenum: 389
title: Serpent-Charmers, and Performers of Legerdemain Tricks, &c.; title: 397
label: Chapter XXI Public Recitations of Romances; label: Chapter XXII
pagenum: 406
title: Public Recitations of Romances - continued; label: Chapter XXIII
pagenum: 419
title: Public Recitations of Romances - continued; label: Chapter XXIV
pagenum: 431
title: Periodical Public Festivals, &c. (Those of the first three months of the Muslim year.); label: Chapter XXV
pagenum: 462
title: Periodical Public Festivals, &c. - continued (Those of the fourth and following months of the Muslim year.); label: Chapter XXVI
pagenum: 494
title: Periodical Public Festivals, &c. - continued (Those of the Solar year.); label: Chapter XXVII
pagenum: 505
title: Private Festivities, &c.; label: Chapter XXVIII
pagenum: 516
title: Death, and Funeral Rites; title: SUPPLEMENT -; label: I
pagenum: 535
title: The Copts; label: II
pagenum: 558
title: The Jews of Egypt; label: III
pagenum: 562
title: Of Late Innovations in Egypt; title: APPENDIX -; label: A
pagenum: 565
title: Female Ornaments; label: B
pagenum: 578
title: Egyptian Measures, Weights and Moneys; label: C
pagenum: 581
title: Household Expenditure in Cairo; label: D
pagenum: 582
title: Prayer of Muslim Schoolboys; label: E
pagenum: 583
title: Directions for the Treatment of Dysentery and Ophthalmia; label: F
pagenum: 584
title: Editor's Notes; title: 615
label: INDEX