A Tale of Two Factions
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A Tale of Two Factions

Myth, Memory, and Identity in Ottoman Egypt and Yemen

  1. 311 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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A Tale of Two Factions

Myth, Memory, and Identity in Ottoman Egypt and Yemen

About this book

Reevaluates the foundation myths of two rival factions in Egypt during the Ottoman era.

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.

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Information

Publisher
SUNY Press
Year
2012
Print ISBN
9780791458846, 9780791458839
eBook ISBN
9780791486108
Topic
History
Subtopic
Early Modern History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. A Tale of Two Factions
  2. Contents
  3. Abbreviations
  4. Note on Transliteration
  5. List of Illustrations
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Introduction
  8. Appendix: Origin Myths of the Factions
  9. 1. Bilateral Factionalism in Ottoman Egypt
  10. 2. Bir Varmıs, Bir Yokmus: Folklore and Binary Oppositions in the Factional Origin Myths
  11. 3. Sa'd and Haram: The Factions’ Bedouin Equivalents
  12. 4. The Yemeni Connection to Egypt’s Factions
  13. 5. Red and White: The Colors of the Factions’ Banners
  14. 6. The Knob and the Disk—The Factions’ Standards
  15. 7. Selim and Sudun in the Origin Myths
  16. 8. The Mulberry Tree in the Origin Myths
  17. 9. The Competitive Feasts of Qasim and Dhu’l-Faqar Beys
  18. 10. Qasimi Genesis?: Qansuh’s Slave Troop and Ridvan’s Circassian Geneaology
  19. 11. Faqari Genesis?: 'Ali Bey’s Mosque and the Ottoman Dhu’l-Faqar Sword
  20. Conclusion
  21. Notes
  22. Bibliography
  23. Index