Wendy Laura Belcher
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- September 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780199793211
- eISBN:
- 9780199949700
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199793211.003.0008
- Subject:
- Literature, 18th-century Literature, World Literature
Why is Rasselas so strange? It is the argument of this chapter that this is so at least partly because of Samuel Johnson’s strange relationship with the literature about the Habesha. While, of ...
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Why is Rasselas so strange? It is the argument of this chapter that this is so at least partly because of Samuel Johnson’s strange relationship with the literature about the Habesha. While, of course, Rasselas does appropriate and misrepresent the Habesha, it is also an instance of the power of Africandiscourse to co-constitute the representations of the English canon. In the previous chapters have explored loaned words and images from the Habesha that appeared in Johnson’s fiction. In unpacking the relationship of Rasselas to Johnson’s reading about the Habesha, however, this chapter focuses on the more profound influences onRasselas of Habesha discourse.Less
Why is Rasselas so strange? It is the argument of this chapter that this is so at least partly because of Samuel Johnson’s strange relationship with the literature about the Habesha. While, of course, Rasselas does appropriate and misrepresent the Habesha, it is also an instance of the power of Africandiscourse to co-constitute the representations of the English canon. In the previous chapters have explored loaned words and images from the Habesha that appeared in Johnson’s fiction. In unpacking the relationship of Rasselas to Johnson’s reading about the Habesha, however, this chapter focuses on the more profound influences onRasselas of Habesha discourse.
Aidan Dodson
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- January 2017
- ISBN:
- 9789774167164
- eISBN:
- 9781617977336
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- American University in Cairo Press
- DOI:
- 10.5743/cairo/9789774167164.003.0001
- Subject:
- History, Ancient History / Archaeology
This chapter serves as a brief overview of Egyptian society. It describes the significance of the land, agriculture, and religion to the Egyptian way of life; and more importantly how Egypt as we ...
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This chapter serves as a brief overview of Egyptian society. It describes the significance of the land, agriculture, and religion to the Egyptian way of life; and more importantly how Egypt as we know it today has been tied up with the Nile sustaining the ancient Egyptian population amid a vast desert inhabited solely by nomads. As agriculture was the principal occupation of the ancient Egyptian population, the chapter shows how the inner workings of the state and the schedules of the general population were reliant on the Nile's inundation cycles. Another significant part of ancient Egyptian life was its religion which, like Islam, was likewise bound up in in a way of life, making it very difficult to separate out the sacred and the profane. In addition to these, the chapter also briefly explores Egypt's state institutions, administrative divisions of land, and population demographics.Less
This chapter serves as a brief overview of Egyptian society. It describes the significance of the land, agriculture, and religion to the Egyptian way of life; and more importantly how Egypt as we know it today has been tied up with the Nile sustaining the ancient Egyptian population amid a vast desert inhabited solely by nomads. As agriculture was the principal occupation of the ancient Egyptian population, the chapter shows how the inner workings of the state and the schedules of the general population were reliant on the Nile's inundation cycles. Another significant part of ancient Egyptian life was its religion which, like Islam, was likewise bound up in in a way of life, making it very difficult to separate out the sacred and the profane. In addition to these, the chapter also briefly explores Egypt's state institutions, administrative divisions of land, and population demographics.
Dalia M. Gouda
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- September 2017
- ISBN:
- 9789774167638
- eISBN:
- 9781617978142
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- American University in Cairo Press
- DOI:
- 10.5743/cairo/9789774167638.001.0001
- Subject:
- Sociology, Economic Sociology
From the 1980s onward, billions of dollars were poured into irrigation improvement programs in Egypt. These aimed at improving local Nile water management through the introduction of more ...
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From the 1980s onward, billions of dollars were poured into irrigation improvement programs in Egypt. These aimed at improving local Nile water management through the introduction of more water-efficient technology and by placing management of the improved systems in the hands of local water user associations. The central premise of most of these programs was that the functioning of such associations could rely on the revival of traditional forms of social capital—social networks, norms, and trust—for their success. This book shows how the far-reaching social changes wrought at the village level in Egypt through the twentieth century rendered such a premise implausible at best and invalid at worst. The book examines networks of social relationships and their impact on the exercise of social control and the formation of collective action at the local level and their change over time in four villages in the Delta and Fayoum governorates. Outlining three time frames, pre-1952, 1952–73, and 1973 to the present, and moving between multiple actors—farmers, government officials, and donor agencies—the book shows how institutional and technological changes during each period and the social changes that coincided with them yielded mixed successes for the water user associations in respect of water management.Less
From the 1980s onward, billions of dollars were poured into irrigation improvement programs in Egypt. These aimed at improving local Nile water management through the introduction of more water-efficient technology and by placing management of the improved systems in the hands of local water user associations. The central premise of most of these programs was that the functioning of such associations could rely on the revival of traditional forms of social capital—social networks, norms, and trust—for their success. This book shows how the far-reaching social changes wrought at the village level in Egypt through the twentieth century rendered such a premise implausible at best and invalid at worst. The book examines networks of social relationships and their impact on the exercise of social control and the formation of collective action at the local level and their change over time in four villages in the Delta and Fayoum governorates. Outlining three time frames, pre-1952, 1952–73, and 1973 to the present, and moving between multiple actors—farmers, government officials, and donor agencies—the book shows how institutional and technological changes during each period and the social changes that coincided with them yielded mixed successes for the water user associations in respect of water management.
Marc Flandreau
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- May 2017
- ISBN:
- 9780226360300
- eISBN:
- 9780226360584
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- DOI:
- 10.7208/chicago/9780226360584.003.0004
- Subject:
- Anthropology, Anthropology, Global
This chapter provides an alternative narrative to the rise and fall of the Anthropological Society. It suggests interpreting it as a “geographical secession”, i.e. a secession from the all powerful ...
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This chapter provides an alternative narrative to the rise and fall of the Anthropological Society. It suggests interpreting it as a “geographical secession”, i.e. a secession from the all powerful Royal Geographical Society. It suggests that the reason why Burton wanted to develop a learned society he would control had to do with the Sources of the Nile controversy. The chapter thus takes a view, which emphasizes learned societies as tools and agencies. In the same movement, the chapter narrates the continued clash with Sir Roderick Murchison’s RGS as an important factor for the subsequent decline of the ASL. After producing data documenting the rise and fall of the “anthropological bubble”, it narrates this decline until the merger with the ESL, giving rise to the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland in 1871. It argues that using the language of business history sheds a useful light on the whole episode.Less
This chapter provides an alternative narrative to the rise and fall of the Anthropological Society. It suggests interpreting it as a “geographical secession”, i.e. a secession from the all powerful Royal Geographical Society. It suggests that the reason why Burton wanted to develop a learned society he would control had to do with the Sources of the Nile controversy. The chapter thus takes a view, which emphasizes learned societies as tools and agencies. In the same movement, the chapter narrates the continued clash with Sir Roderick Murchison’s RGS as an important factor for the subsequent decline of the ASL. After producing data documenting the rise and fall of the “anthropological bubble”, it narrates this decline until the merger with the ESL, giving rise to the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland in 1871. It argues that using the language of business history sheds a useful light on the whole episode.
Keith Bodner
- Published in print:
- 2016
- Published Online:
- October 2016
- ISBN:
- 9780198784074
- eISBN:
- 9780191826672
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198784074.003.0002
- Subject:
- Religion, Biblical Studies
Exodus begins with the people of Israel in the land of Egypt, but there are a number of events in the book of Genesis that provide the backdrop for the story about to unfold. Chapter 1, therefore, ...
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Exodus begins with the people of Israel in the land of Egypt, but there are a number of events in the book of Genesis that provide the backdrop for the story about to unfold. Chapter 1, therefore, surveys some of the main events in Genesis where the spatial setting of Egypt is prominent, starting with the formative experiences of Abraham, and concluding with the important narrative of Joseph and his brothers, as the family is forced to relocate to Egypt in order to escape the ravages of famine. Altogether Egypt is presented as a tempting place for survival and enrichment, but also a dangerous location where various threats are lurking.Less
Exodus begins with the people of Israel in the land of Egypt, but there are a number of events in the book of Genesis that provide the backdrop for the story about to unfold. Chapter 1, therefore, surveys some of the main events in Genesis where the spatial setting of Egypt is prominent, starting with the formative experiences of Abraham, and concluding with the important narrative of Joseph and his brothers, as the family is forced to relocate to Egypt in order to escape the ravages of famine. Altogether Egypt is presented as a tempting place for survival and enrichment, but also a dangerous location where various threats are lurking.
Youhanna Nessim Youssef
- Published in print:
- 2015
- Published Online:
- January 2017
- ISBN:
- 9789774166631
- eISBN:
- 9781617976551
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- American University in Cairo Press
- DOI:
- 10.5743/cairo/9789774166631.003.0017
- Subject:
- Religion, History of Christianity
This chapter describes the unique characteristics of the liturgical services performed in the Monastery of al-Muharraq. Drawing from various traditions, both current ones and those known from ...
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This chapter describes the unique characteristics of the liturgical services performed in the Monastery of al-Muharraq. Drawing from various traditions, both current ones and those known from manuscripts, it analyzes the characteristics of these services and how they reflect the long history of the region. The liturgy in this monastery is characterized by four features: (i) a local hagiographical tradition through adding the names of many local saints to the memento sanctorum, such as Hermina, Isidore, and Sana; (ii) the presence of the Holy Family in the place; (iii) the rite for the Nile, which is performed on the Feast of the Cross, 17 Tut, when the priest offers incense at the highest point reached by the flood; and (iv) survival of the Greek language.Less
This chapter describes the unique characteristics of the liturgical services performed in the Monastery of al-Muharraq. Drawing from various traditions, both current ones and those known from manuscripts, it analyzes the characteristics of these services and how they reflect the long history of the region. The liturgy in this monastery is characterized by four features: (i) a local hagiographical tradition through adding the names of many local saints to the memento sanctorum, such as Hermina, Isidore, and Sana; (ii) the presence of the Holy Family in the place; (iii) the rite for the Nile, which is performed on the Feast of the Cross, 17 Tut, when the priest offers incense at the highest point reached by the flood; and (iv) survival of the Greek language.
