CONTENTS.


PAGE
Biographical Notice of the Author[v]
Preface[ix]
Advertisement to the Third Edition[xviii]
INTRODUCTION.
The Country and Climate—Metropolis—Houses—Population[1]
CHAPTER
I.—Personal Characteristics and Dress of the Muslim Egyptians[21]
II.—Infancy and Early Education[42]
III.—Religion and Laws[52]
IV.—Government[98]
V.—Domestic Life (Men of the Higher and Middle Orders)[120]
VI.—Domestic Life, continued (Women of the Higher and Middle Orders)[141]
VII.—Domestic Life, continued (The Lower Orders)[174]
VIII.—Common Usages of Society[179]
IX.—Language, Literature, and Science[188]
X.—Superstitions (Genii, Saints, and Darweeshes)[202]
XI.—Superstitions, continued (Charms and Auguration)[226]
XII.—Magic, Astrology, and Alchemy[242]
XIII.—Character[255]
XIV.—Industry[285]
XV.—Use of Tobacco, Coffee, Hemp, Opium, etc.[303]
XVI.—The Bath[307]
XVII.—Games[315]
XVIII.—Music[323]
XIX.—Public Dancers[347]
XX.—Serpent-Charmers and Performers of Legerdemain Tricks, etc.[352]
XXI.—Public Recitations of Romances[359]
XXII.—Public Recitations of Romances, continued[367]
XXIII.—Public Recitations of Romances, continued[380]
XXIV.—Periodical Public Festivals, etc. (Those of the first three months of the Muslim year)[391]
XXV.—Periodical Public Festivals, etc., continued. (Those of the fourth and following months of the Muslim year)[421]
XXVI.—Periodical Public Festivals, etc., continued. (Those of the Solar year)[451]
XXVII.—Private Festivities, etc.[463]
XXVIII.—Death and Funeral Rites[473]
SUPPLEMENT.
I.—The Copts[489]
II.—The Jews of Egypt[512]
III.—Of late Innovations in Egypt[515]
APPENDIX A.
Female Ornaments[519]
APPENDIX B.
Egyptian Measures, Weights, and Moneys[532]
APPENDIX C.
Prayer of Muslim School-Boys[536]