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The Moulids of Egypt: Egyptian Saint's Day Festivals

The Moulids of Egypt: Egyptian Saint's Day Festivals

McPherson, J. W.
McGuirk, Russell
McGuirk, Russell

Hardcover

Mythology & FolkloreCatholicismGeneral Racism & Ethnic Studies

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ISBN10: 1914983106
ISBN13: 9781914983108
Publisher: Gingko Press
Published: Jun 12 2023
Pages: 397
Height: 1.50 Width: 6.25 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
A fascinating and highly original contribution to the study of Egypt's religious folklore.

First published in Cairo during World War II, The Moulids of Egypt is a study of moulids, the popular Egyptian religious festivals celebrated by both Muslims and Christians in the first half of the twentieth century. The book talks in detail about the secular side of moulids, where sports, games, theatres, dancing, and laughter were as much part of the festivals as the religious processions and the whirling of dervishes. Some of the rites and customs analyzed here date from as far back as the Pharaonic period, but the moulids are gradually dying out; many of the 126 festivals described in Moulids of Egypt have since faded away, making the book of lasting interest.

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