Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- List of abbreviations
- List of short references to frequently cited works
- Note on transcription and dates
- Introduction
- 1 Sufism and the people
- 2 Al-Bakrī's biography of Muḥammad
- 3 The festival of Nawrūz: a world turned upside down
- 4 The politics and “moral economy” of the Cairene crowd
- 5 Popular culture and high culture in medieval Cairo
- Appendix: Sufi shaykhs in Mamluk Cairo
- Notes
- Select bibliography
- Index
Notes
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 24 September 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- List of abbreviations
- List of short references to frequently cited works
- Note on transcription and dates
- Introduction
- 1 Sufism and the people
- 2 Al-Bakrī's biography of Muḥammad
- 3 The festival of Nawrūz: a world turned upside down
- 4 The politics and “moral economy” of the Cairene crowd
- 5 Popular culture and high culture in medieval Cairo
- Appendix: Sufi shaykhs in Mamluk Cairo
- Notes
- Select bibliography
- Index
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- Popular Culture in Medieval Cairo , pp. 83 - 135Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 1993