Baladi women of Cairo : playing with an egg and a stone / Evelyn A. Early.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Early, Evelyn A., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Social conditions.

Women.

Social medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiii, 217 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2022.

Summary:

Based on more than three years of work among traditional urban Egyptian women, Early's work reveals important cultural themes by minimizing the reflective gaze of the researcher and allowing spontaneous discourse and narrative recountings to "catch" culture in action.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Map of the Bulaq Abu 'Ala Quarter of Cairo

1 Spontaneous Performance and Everyday Life

2 The Industrial Quarter of Bulaq Abu 'Ala: Mameluke Playground Turned Proletarian Forge

3 To Be Baladi Is to Be Savvy: Playing with an Egg and a Stone Without Breaking the Egg

4 Popular Baladi Islam: Processions and Vows

5 Baladi Performance: "Let Me Tell You What Happened"

6 Daily Life and Well-Being

7 Conclusion

Glossary

References

Index

About the Book and the Author

Notes:

Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (De Gruyter, viewed November 30, 2022).

ISBN:

1-68585-931-3