Egyptian Belly Dance in Transition: The Raqs Sharqi Revolution, 1890-1930

Contents

• Table of Contents
• Preface
• Notes on Transcription and Translation
• Introduction
• One—Egyptian Arts and Entertainment at the Turn of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
• Two—The Rise of Raqṣ Sharqī
• Three—Reconstructing the Technique of Early Raqṣ Sharqī
• Four—Reconstructing the Aesthetic of Early Raqṣ Sharqī
• Five—Raqṣ Sharqī Performance at the Turn of the Century
• Six—The Raqṣ Sharqī Costume in Historical Context
• Seven—Raqṣ Sharqī as Part of the Egyptian Cultural Heritage
• Conclusion
• Chapter Notes
• Bibliography
• Index