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Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians

by Edward William Lane

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  1. 1Note
  2. 2Biographical Introduction
  3. 3Preface
  4. 4Introduction
  5. 5Chapter I — Personal Characteristics and Dress of the Muslim Egyptians
  6. 6Chapter II — Infancy and Early Education
  7. 7Chapter III — Religion and Laws
  8. 8Chapter IV — Government
  9. 9Chapter VI — Domestic Life — Continued
  10. 10Chapter VII — Domestic Life — Continued
  11. 11Chapter VIII — Common Usages of Society
  12. 12Chapter IX — Language, Literature, and Science
  13. 13Chapter X — Superstitions
  14. 14Chapter XI — Superstitions — Continued
  15. 15Chapter XII — Magic, Astrology, and Alchemy
  16. 16Chapter XIII — Character
  17. 17Chapter XIV — Industry
  18. 18Chapter XV — Use of Tobacco, Coffee, Hemp, Opium, etc.
  19. 19Chapter XVI — The Bath
  20. 20Chapter XVII — Games
  21. 21Chapter XVIII — Music
  22. 22Chapter XIX — Public Dancers
  23. 23Chapter XX — Serpent Charmers, and Performers of Legerdemain Tricks…
  24. 24Chapter XXI — Public Recitations of Romances
  25. 25Chapter XXII — Public Recitations of Romances — Continued
  26. 26Chapter XXIII — Public Recitations of Romances — Continued
  27. 27Chapter XXIV — Periodical Public Festivals, etc.
  28. 28Chapter XXV — Periodical Public Festivals, etc — Continued
  29. 29Chapter XXVI — Periodical Public Festivals, etc — Continued
  30. 30Chapter XXVII — Private Festivities, etc.
  31. 31Chapter XXVIII — Death, and Funeral Rites
  32. 32Supplement
  33. 33Appendix A
  34. 34Appendix B — Egyptian Measures, Weights, and Moneys
  35. 35Appendix C — Prayer of Muslim School-Boys

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