A fascinating and highly original contribution to the study of Egypt’s religious folklore.
First published in Cairo during World War II, The Moulids of Egypt is a study of moulids, the popular Egyptian religious festivals celebrated by both Muslims and Christians in the first half of the twentieth century. The book talks in detail about the secular side of moulids, where sports, games, theatres, dancing, and laughter were as much part of the festivals as the religious processions and the whirling of dervishes. Some of the rites and customs analyzed here date from as far back as the Pharaonic period, but the moulids are gradually dying out; many of the 126 festivals described in Moulids of Egypt have since faded away, making the book of lasting interest.
First published in Cairo during World War II, The Moulids of Egypt is a study of moulids, the popular Egyptian religious festivals celebrated by both Muslims and Christians in the first half of the twentieth century. The book talks in detail about the secular side of moulids, where sports, games, theatres, dancing, and laughter were as much part of the festivals as the religious processions and the whirling of dervishes. Some of the rites and customs analyzed here date from as far back as the Pharaonic period, but the moulids are gradually dying out; many of the 126 festivals described in Moulids of Egypt have since faded away, making the book of lasting interest.
397 pages | 35 halftones, 50 maps | 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 | © 2022
Anthropology: Cultural and Social Anthropology
Religion: Religion and Society
Table of Contents
“Contents
Editor’s Comments on the Text
List of Illustrations
List of Maps
Editor’s Note on Map Section
Foreword to the New Edition by Valerie J. Hoffman
Foreword to the Original Edition by Edward E. Evans-Pritchard
Introduction
I Moulids: Their Origin and Objects
II Moulids: Their Place, Times and Seasons
III Moulids: Their Devotional Side
IV Moulids: Their Secular Side
V Moulids: Their Individual Features
Envoi
Post Scriptum
Glossary
Editor’s Life of Author
Editor’s Acknowledgements
Sources of Illustrations”
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Editor’s Comments on the Text
List of Illustrations
List of Maps
Editor’s Note on Map Section
Foreword to the New Edition by Valerie J. Hoffman
Foreword to the Original Edition by Edward E. Evans-Pritchard
Introduction
I Moulids: Their Origin and Objects
II Moulids: Their Place, Times and Seasons
III Moulids: Their Devotional Side
IV Moulids: Their Secular Side
V Moulids: Their Individual Features
Envoi
Post Scriptum
Glossary
Editor’s Life of Author
Editor’s Acknowledgements
Sources of Illustrations”
Excerpt From
The Moulids of Egypt
McPherson J. W.
https://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewBook?id=0
This material may be protected by copyright.