Description
First study to cover the whole of this period and focus on both social change and cultural/religious life
The period is crucial to understanding modern Egyptian consciousness
Author uses primary sources, not available anywhere else
Table of Contents
Preface, List of Abbreviations, Introduction, 1. Historical Background, 2. The Vicissitudes of the Ruling Class, 3. The Bedouin Arabs and the State, 4. The Ulama, 5. The Sufis, 6. Popular Religion, 7. The Ashraf and Naqib al-Ashraf: The Prophet’s Descendants and their Chief, 8. The Dhimmis:Jews and Christians, 9. Life in Ottoman Cairo, Conclusion, Notes, Bibliography, Index



