Description Focusing on Egypt during the period 1760 to 1870, this book fills in some of the historical blanks for a dance form often known today in the Middle East as raqs sharki or raqs baladi , and in Western countries as "Belly dance." Eyewitness Accounts written by European travelers, the major primary source for modern scholars, provide most of the research material.
The author shapes these numerous Accounts into a coherent whole, providing a picture of Egyptia.
Description Focusing on Egypt during the period 1760 to 1870, this book fills in some of the historical blanks for a dance form often known today in the Middle East as raqs sharki or raqs baladi , and in Western countries as "Belly dance." Eyewitness Accounts written by European travelers, the major primary source for modern scholars, provide most of the research material
