A Tale of Two Factions: Myth, Memory, and Identity in Ottoman Egypt and YemenState University of New York Press, 1 de febr. 2012 - 311 pàgines Winner of the 2003 Ohio Academy of History Outstanding Publication Award This revisionist study reevaluates the origins and foundation myths of the Faqaris and Qasimis, two rival factions that divided Egyptian society during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, when Egypt was the largest province in the Ottoman Empire. In answer to the enduring mystery surrounding the factions' origins, Jane Hathaway places their emergence within the generalized crisis that the Ottoman Empire—like much of the rest of the world—suffered during the early modern period, while uncovering a symbiosis between Ottoman Egypt and Yemen that was critical to their formation. In addition, she scrutinizes the factions' foundation myths, deconstructing their tropes and symbols to reveal their connections to much older popular narratives. Drawing on parallels from a wide array of cultures, she demonstrates with striking originality how rituals such as storytelling and public processions, as well as identifying colors and emblems, could serve to reinforce factional identity. |
Continguts
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Origin Myths of the Factions | 21 |
1 Bilateral Factionalism in Ottoman Egypt | 25 |
Folklore and Binary Oppositions in the Factional Origin Myths | 45 |
The Factions Bedouin Equivalents | 61 |
4 The Yemeni Connection to Egypts Factions | 79 |
The Colors of the Factions Banners | 95 |
6 The Knob and the DiskThe Factions Standards | 111 |
8 The Mulberry Tree in the Origin Myths | 135 |
9 The Competitive Feasts of Qasim and DhulFaqar Beys | 143 |
Qansuhs Slave Troop and Ridvans Circassian Geneaology | 149 |
Ali Beys Mosque and the Ottoman DhulFaqar Sword | 165 |
Conclusion | 185 |
Notes | 193 |
Bibliography | 253 |
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