02397nam 2200565 450 991046544420332120200520144314.01-85964-325-6(CKB)3710000000220896(EBL)1764210(MiAaPQ)EBC1764210(Au-PeEL)EBL1764210(CaPaEBR)ebr10912948(CaONFJC)MIL642589(OCoLC)887507128(EXLCZ)99371000000022089620140826h20102010 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierHammaming in the sham a journey through the Turkish baths of Damascus, Aleppo and beyond /Richard BoggsFirst edition.Reading, United Kingdom :Garnet Publishing (UK) Limited,[2010]©20101 online resource (193 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-11338-6 1-85964-284-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; GLOSSARY; INTRODUCTION; 1 HAMMAMING IN BILAD AL-SHAM; 2 CATHEDRALS OF THE FLESH; 3 ALEPPO AND BEYOND; 4 REVIVAL; EPILOGUE; INDEXLegend has it that Damascus once had 365 hammams or ''Turkish baths'': one for each day of the year. Originally part of an ancient Roman tradition, hammams were absorbed by Islam to such an extent that many became almost annexes to nearby mosques. For centuries, hammams were an integral part of community life, with some 50 hammams surviving in Damascus until the 1950s. Since then, however, with the onslaught of modernization programmes and home bathrooms, many have been demolished; fewer than 20 Damascene working hammams survive today. In ""Hammaming in the Sham"", Richard Boggs travels the lePublic bathsPublic bathsSyriaBaths, TurkishSyriaSocial life and customsElectronic books.Public baths.Public bathsBaths, Turkish.641.595692Boggs Richard882655MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465444203321Hammaming in the sham1971783UNINA