The Harim and the Purdah: Studies of Oriental Women

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CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER I EGYPTIAN WOMEN OF THE PAST

CHAPTER II THE MODERN EGYPTIAN WOMAN

CHAPTER III MARRIAGE, DIVORCE, POLYGAMY

CHAPTER IV THE WOMAN OF THE DESERT

CHAPTER V INDIAN SOCIAL LIFE

CHAPTER VI INDIAN HOME LIFE

CHAPTER VII MARRIAGE THE GOAL OF WOMAN

CHAPTER VIII INDIAN MOTHERHOOD

CHAPTER IX WOMAN'S SORROW

CHAPTER X HYDERABAD AND THE MOHAMMEDAN WOMAN

CHAPTER XI MOHAMMEDANISM WITHIN THE ZENANA

CHAPTER XII BURMAH

CHAPTER XIII BURMESE RELIGION AND SUPERSTITION

CHAPTER XIV THE LADY OF CHINA

CHAPTER XV THE RED CHAIR OF MARRIAGE

CHAPTER XVI WHEN CHINESE WOMEN DIE

CHAPTER XVII CHANGING CHINA

CHAPTER XVIII JAPANESE WOMEN AT HOME

CONCLUSION

Title: The Harim and the Purdah

Studies of Oriental Women

Author: Elizabeth Cooper

Language: English

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DANCING GIRL OF JEYPORE.

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THE HARIM AND THE PURDAH
STUDIES OF ORIENTAL WOMEN

BY
ELIZABETH COOPER
AUTHOR OF “MY LADY OF THE CHINESE COURTYARD,” “THE SOUL TRADERS,” ETC.
ILLUSTRATED
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