Before They Were Belly Dancers: European Accounts of Female Entertainers in Egypt, 1760-1870
Kathleen W. Fraser explores European accounts of female entertainers in Egypt from 1760 to 1870. Focusing on historical descriptions of performance and representation, this study provides a focused perspective on the cultural record surrounding entertainers before the modern belly-dance label took shape.
About This Book
Before They Were Belly Dancers examines European accounts of female entertainers in Egypt from 1760 to 1870.
Kathleen W. Fraser focuses on written descriptions produced across this historical period.
The book considers how these entertainers were observed and represented in European accounts.
It offers a focused exploration of performance, cultural encounter, and historical representation.
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