[PDF.11ya] The Last Hammams of Cairo: A Disappearing Bathhouse Culture

The Last Hammams of Cairo: A Disappearing Bathhouse Culture

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 | #1585634 in Books |  American University in Cairo Press |  2009-05-15 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.70 x.70 x11.70l,2.70 | File type: PDF | 144 pages

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Vivid and Intriguing|By ne|This photo book is full of beautiful and intriguing images of the few remaining bathhouses of Cairo followed by very interesting perspectives of the influence of bathhouse culture throughout history. The historic uses, the role in pop culture and cinema, and the exposed nature of public bathing in a highly private society are discussed and explored by|About the Author|Pascal Meunier is a French photographer with a degree in political science.

May Telmissany, born in Cairo in 1965, is assistant professor in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, University of Ottawa, and the author of t

In the twelfth century, Abd al-Latif al-Baghdadi affirmed that the Egyptian baths were “the most beautiful in the East, the most practical, and the best located.” Nine centuries later, forgotten by the country’s restoration campaign, Cairo’s few remaining steam baths are drowning in general indifference. Places of relaxation and ritual, known for their therapeutic virtues, the last public baths are attempting to resist the evolution of tradition a...

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