Albany: State University of New York Press, 2003. — 312 p.
Note on Transliteration
Appendix: Origin Myths of the Factions
Bilateral Factionalism in Ottoman Egypt
Bir Varmıs¸, Bir Yokmus¸: Folklore and
Binary Oppositions in the Factional Origin Myths
Sa˜d and Haram: The Factions’ Bedouin
Equivalents
The Yemeni Connection to Egypt’s Factions
Red and White: The Colors of the
Factions’ Banners
The Knob and the Disk — The Factions’ Standards
Selim and Sudun in the Origin Myths
The Mulberry Tree in the Origin Myths
The Competitive Feasts of Qasim and Dhu’l-Faqar Beys
Qasimi Genesis? Qansuh’s Slave Troop and Ridvan’s Circassian Genealogy
Faqari Genesis? ˜Ali Bey’s Mosque and the Ottoman Dhu’l-Faqar Sword