An account of the manners and customs of the modern Egyptians

by Edward William Lane

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Contents

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

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