Cortese, Delia. <br/><br/>
Women and the Fatimids in the world of Islam / 
Delia Cortese and Simonetta Calderini. 
 - Edinburgh :  Edinburgh University Press,  ©2006. 
 - 1 online resource (xvii, 269 pages) :  illustrations 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-253) and index. 
<br/><br/>Working the propaganda spindle -- Family ties : women and genealogy in Fatimid dynastic history -- Inside the palace walls : life at court -- Battleaxes and formidable aunties -- Women of substance at the Fatimid courts -- Outside the palace walls : daily life. 
<br/><br/> Throws light on the silent and shadowy figures of women under the Fatimids. The contribution of these women is explored first within the context of Isma'ili and Fatimid genealogical history, and then within the courts in their roles as mothers, courtesans, wives and daughters, and as workers and servants. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0748626298 9780748626298 0748617337 9780748617333 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>9780748617333 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label>22573/cttk243j  JSTOR 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Fatimiden.<br/>Fatimiden.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label><br/>To 1500 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Fatimites--History--To 1500.<br/>Muslim women--History.<br/>Muslim women--Social conditions.<br/>Muslim women--Social life and customs.<br/>F*atimides--Histoire--Jusqu'à 1500.<br/>Musulmanes--Histoire.<br/>Musulmanes--Conditions sociales.<br/>Musulmanes--Mœurs et coutumes.<br/>SOCIAL SCIENCE--Women's Studies.<br/>RELIGION--Islam--General.<br/>Fatimites.<br/>Manners and customs.<br/>Muslim women.<br/>Muslim women--Social conditions.<br/>Muslim women--Social life and customs.<br/>Fatimiden.<br/>Vrouwen.<br/>Frau.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Africa, North--Social life and customs.<br/>Egypt--Social life and customs.<br/>Afrique du Nord--Mœurs et coutumes.<br/>Égypte--Mœurs et coutumes.<br/>Africa, North.<br/>Egypt.<br/>Arabische wereld.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.<br/>History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HQ1170  / .C78 2006eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>305.48697