TY  - BOOK
AU  - Peteet,Julie Marie
TI  - The hammam through time and space
SN  - 9780815638322
AV  - NA7010 P48 2024
U1  - 725/.73091767 23/eng/20240206
PY  - 2024///
CY  - Syracuse, New York
PB  - Syracuse University Press
KW  - Public baths
KW  - Islamic countries
KW  - Bathhouses
KW  - Bathing customs
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Middle Eastern Studies
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - ARCHITECTURE / Regional
N1  - 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 --
N2  - "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"--
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