02149nam a22003737a 4500 pucpr 20250227112317.0 240202s2024 nyua b 001 0 eng 9780815638322 paperback 9780815638315 hardback 9780815657040 ebook pucpr eng pucpr pucpr rda CARIBET NA7010 P48 2024 23/eng/20240206 725/.73091767 Peteet, Julie Marie, author. The hammam through time and space / Julie Peteet. txt First edition. Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2024. xi, 367 p. : ill. ; col. ; 23 cm. book rdacontent text txt rdamedia unmediated n rdacarrier volume nc Gender, culture, and politics in the Middle East 301991 Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-359) and index. Genealogy I : Neolithic to Byzantium -- Genealogy II : Early Islam to the Ottomans -- Why Now? Culture and Body in Motion -- The Hammam as Spatial Practice and Rite of Passage -- The Hammam as a Sensorium -- Danger in the Hammam : From the Supernatural to Murder -- Heritage, Tourism, Commodification, and Wellness -- Laboring in the Hammam -- "Peteet provides the first comprehensive examination of hammams through their architecture, the labor pool, clientele, meanings, notions of the body and hygiene, and economy. Exploring the hammam as both a tangible architectural structure and an intangible social practice, Peteet sheds light on how the bath has functioned as a central hub of religious ceremonies and a space that transcends any specific religious affiliation"-- Public baths Islamic countries. Bathhouses Islamic countries. Bathing customs Islamic countries. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Middle Eastern Studies bisacsh ARCHITECTURE / Regional bisacsh lcc 27 First edition. NA7010 General P48 2024 303718 303718 0 0 ddc 0 0 4 4 33 2024-06-10 Amazon 110.00 0 General NA7010 P48 2024 91000000074559 2025-02-27 11:24:23 1 120.00 2024-06-10 27