Before They Were Belly Dancers: European Accounts of Female Entertainers in Egypt, 1760-1870
A historical study using European travel accounts to examine female entertainers in Egypt between 1760 and 1870.
About This Book
This book examines historical European descriptions of female performers in Egypt during the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
It draws on travelogues, memoirs, and other period sources to document how these entertainers were perceived and represented.
The study situates these accounts within broader cultural and colonial contexts of the era.
Readers gain insight into evolving European attitudes toward Middle Eastern performance traditions.
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