Unveiling the harem : elite women and the paradox of seclusion in eighteenth-century Cairo / Mary Ann Fay.

Author/Creator:

Fay, Mary Ann.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, c2012.

Series:

Middle East studies beyond dominant paradigms.
Middle East studies beyond dominant paradigms

Format/Description:

Book
xvii, 331p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects:

Women -- Egypt -- Cairo -- Social conditions -- 18th century.
Mamelukes -- Social conditions -- 18th century.
Harems -- Egypt -- Cairo -- History -- 18th century.
Households -- Egypt -- Cairo -- History -- 18th century.
Cairo (Egypt) -- Social life and customs -- 18th century.

Contents:

Reimagining the harem: from orientalist fantasies to historical reconstruction
Egypt in the eighteenth century: the transition from the medieval to the early modern
Slaves in the family: Islam, household slavery, and the construction of kinship
The Mamluk household: how a house became a home
Mamluk women and the Egyptian economy: a comparative perspective on women's property rights
The city as text: space, gender, and power in Cairo
The architecture of seclusion: in search of the historical harem
Everyday life in the harem
Changing the subject: gender and the history of the Mamluk revival
Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780815632931 (cloth : alk. paper)
0815632932 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

759173918

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