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200 10$aHammaming in the sham $ea journey through the Turkish baths of Damascus, Aleppo and beyond /$fRichard Boggs
205   $aFirst edition.
210  1$aReading, United Kingdom :$cGarnet Publishing (UK) Limited,$d[2010]
210  4$dİ2010
215   $a1 online resource (193 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
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311   $a1-85964-284-5 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aCover; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; GLOSSARY; INTRODUCTION; 1 HAMMAMING IN BILAD AL-SHAM; 2 CATHEDRALS OF THE FLESH; 3 ALEPPO AND BEYOND; 4 REVIVAL; EPILOGUE; INDEX
330   $aLegend 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 le
606   $aPublic baths
606   $aPublic baths$zSyria
606   $aBaths, Turkish
607   $aSyria$xSocial life and customs
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615  0$aBaths, Turkish.
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