Kathleen W Fraser: 1 book
Before They Were Belly Dancers
European Accounts of Female Entertainers in Egypt, 1760-1870
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2014
Focusing on Egypt during the period 1760 to 1870, this book fills in some of the historical blanks for a dance form often known today in the Middle East as raqs sharki or raqs baladi, and in Western countries as “belly dance.” Eyewitness accounts written by European travelers, the major primary...
