Popular Culture in Medieval Cairo (Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: May 16, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 164
ISBN-13: 9780521894296
Subjects: African history: c 500 to c 1500; Asian / Middle Eastern history: c 500 to c 1500; BCE to c 500 CE; Prehistory; c 1000 CE to c 1500; Middle East - Egypt; History; History - General History; History: World; ASIA; Egypt; Cairo (Egypt) - Social life and customs; History / Egypt; History / Middle East; Middle East - General
First sentence: Some time in 1343, near a heap of dung in the vicinity of the gate known as Bab al-Luq, a resident of Cairo unearthed what he claimed to be an old mosque.