Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER I Personal Characteristics and Dress of the Moos'lim Egyptians
- CHAPTER II Infancy and Early Education
- CHAPTER III Religion and Laws
- CHAPTER IV Government
- CHAPTER V Domestic Life. (The Higher and Middle Orders)
- CHAPTER VI Domestic Life—continued. (The Hharee'm)
- CHAPTER VII Domestic Life—continued. (The Lower Orders)
- CHAPTER VIII Common Usages of Society
- CHAPTER IX Language, Literature, and Science
- CHAPTER X Superstitions. (Genii, Saints, and Durwee'shes)
- CHAPTER XI Superstitions—continued. (Charms, and Auguration)
- CHAPTER XII Magic, Astrology, and Alchymy
- CHAPTER XIII Character
- ERRATA AND ADDENDA
CHAPTER III - Religion and Laws
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 January 2014
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- ILLUSTRATIONS
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER I Personal Characteristics and Dress of the Moos'lim Egyptians
- CHAPTER II Infancy and Early Education
- CHAPTER III Religion and Laws
- CHAPTER IV Government
- CHAPTER V Domestic Life. (The Higher and Middle Orders)
- CHAPTER VI Domestic Life—continued. (The Hharee'm)
- CHAPTER VII Domestic Life—continued. (The Lower Orders)
- CHAPTER VIII Common Usages of Society
- CHAPTER IX Language, Literature, and Science
- CHAPTER X Superstitions. (Genii, Saints, and Durwee'shes)
- CHAPTER XI Superstitions—continued. (Charms, and Auguration)
- CHAPTER XII Magic, Astrology, and Alchymy
- CHAPTER XIII Character
- ERRATA AND ADDENDA
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- An Account of the Manners and Customs of the Modern EgyptiansWritten in Egypt during the Years 1833, –34, and –35, Partly from Notes Made during a Former Visit to that Country in the Years 1825, –26, –27 and –28, pp. 70 - 128Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2013First published in: 1836