Upper Egypt : Life along the Nile
by Hopkins, Nicholas S.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2003-06-01
Publisher(s): Isd
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Summary
Written to accompany an exhibition at the Moesgard Museum in Aarhus, Denmark in 2003-2004, this handsome volume describes the culture and civilization of the region south of Cairo on the upper Nile River. Scholars from Denmark, Egypt, France, the UK, and the Netherlands contributed chapters.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. 6 |
| Introduction to Upper Egypt | p. 9 |
| Languages of Upper Egypt | p. 23 |
| W. S. Blackman and the Anthropological Research | p. 35 |
| Kinship, Family and Marriage | p. 49 |
| Conflict Resolution | p. 63 |
| Tribes and Tribalism in Edfu | p. 73 |
| Crafts | p. 85 |
| Some Upper Egyptian Textiles | p. 95 |
| Irrigation and Water Resources | p. 111 |
| Christian Life | p. 121 |
| Muslim Life | p. 135 |
| Sufism | p. 147 |
| Saidi Absurdities | p. 157 |
| Authors | p. 165 |
| Literature | p. 166 |
| Illustrations | p. 175 |
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