03623nam 2200613Ia 450 991081211610332120200520144314.00-7914-8610-91-4175-3742-6(CKB)1000000000448707(OCoLC)56408502(CaPaEBR)ebrary10594850(SSID)ssj0000255290(PQKBManifestationID)11208364(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000255290(PQKBWorkID)10212010(PQKB)10397285(MiAaPQ)EBC3408522(MdBmJHUP)muse6071(Au-PeEL)EBL3408522(CaPaEBR)ebr10594850(DE-B1597)684264(DE-B1597)9780791486108(EXLCZ)99100000000044870720030722d2003 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierA tale of two factions myth, memory, and identity in Ottoman Egypt and Yemen /Jane HathawayAlbany State University of New Yorkc20031 online resource (312 pages)SUNY series in the social and economic history of the Middle EastBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-7914-5883-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-275) and index.Front Matter --contents --Abbreviations --Note on Transliteration --Illustrations --Acknowledgments --Introduction --Origin Myths of the Factions --Bilateral Factionalism in Ottoman Egypt --Bir Varmıs¸, Bir Yokmus --Sa˜d and Haram --The Yemeni Connection to Egypt’s Factions --Red and White --The Knob and the Disk—The Factions’ Standards --Selim and Sudun in the Origin Myths --The Mulberry Tree in the Origin Myths --The Competitive Feasts of Qasim and Dhu’l-Faqar Beys --Qasimi Genesis? --Faqari Genesis? --Conclusion --Notes --Bibliography --IndexWinner of the 2003 Ohio Academy of History Outstanding Publication AwardThis 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.EgyptHistory1517-1882Yemen (Republic)HistoryEgyptEconomic conditions1517-1882EgyptSocial conditionsYemen (Republic)Economic conditionsYemen (Republic)Social conditions962/.03Hathaway Jane1962-1016820MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910812116103321A tale of two factions4116601UNINA