Ibn al-balad : a concept of Egyptian identity / Sawsan El-Messiri.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Messiri, Sawsan, author.

Series:

Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia ; 24.

Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia ; 24

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Manners and customs.

Cairo (Egypt)--Social life and customs.

Cairo (Egypt).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (128 pages)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands : Brill, [1978]

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Table of Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgement

Introduction

I. Historical Development of the Concept Ibn al-balad

1. Awlād al-Balad: Whom to Exclude?

2. Awlād al-Balad: Whom to Include?

3. Who Were Awlād al-Balad at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century?

II. How Others View Ibn al-Balad

1. Elements that Constitute the Image of Awlād al-Balad

2. The Typification of Awlād al-Balad

III. The Community of Ibn al-Balad

1. Physical and Demographic Features

2. Culture of Awlād al-Balad as Awlād al-Ḥitta

3. Roles of Awlād and Banāt al-Balad

IV. The Self Image of Ibn al-Balad

1. The Typification of Ibn al-Balad Among Dwellers of Medieval Cairene Quarters

2. Ibn al-Balad's Image of Self in Comparison to Other Strata

3. Bint al-Balad's Image of Self and her Comparison to Other Women

Conclusion

Note on Methodology

Glossary

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliography: pages [111]-113.

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

Other Format:

Print version: El-Messiri Ibn Al-Balad

ISBN:

9789004491502

OCLC:

571275973

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004491502 DOI