Hathaway Jane. A tale of two factions: myth, memory, and identity in Ottoman Egypt and Yemen

Albany: State University of New York Press, 2003. — 312 p.Abbreviations
Note on Transliteration
List of IllustrationsAppendix: 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 SwordNotes