Book

The Fellaheen

R. SchindlerCairoPublished In 1945 • Pages:

By: Ayrout, Henry Habib, Wayment, Hilary, Pasha, M. Taher.

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This volume by a Catholic priest of Syrian birth is primarily a study of the ethos and psychology of the Egyptian peasant. In addition to the penetrating analysis and insight into Fellahin mentality there is also much detailed information on agriculture, diet, social groupings, ingroup antagonisms, home life and the Fellahin as an individual. The final sections deal with social conditions and poverty among the Fellahin and the efforts which have been made by both the Egyptian government and private individuals to alleviate these conditions and improve the socio-economic status of the Fellahin. Although it is a general book on the Fellahin the information seems to have been gathered mostly from Lower and Middle Egypt and to lesser extent from Upper Egypt.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Ethos
Community structure
Cultural identity and pride
Historical reconstruction
History
Tillage
Special crops
Norms
Sociocultural trends
Dependencies
Water supply
Population
Composition of population
Community heads
Ethnic stratification
Real property
Taxation and public income
Land use
Renting and leasing
Classes
Domesticated animals
Cereal agriculture
Settlement patterns
General character of religion
Theological systems
cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
Fellahin
HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
2010
RegionThe area the document pertains to
Africa
Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
Northern Africa
Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
Book
Evaluation
Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
Cleric
Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Robert J. Theodoratus ; 1962
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
ca. 1935
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
1935-1945
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Egypt
NotesAdditional notes
Henry Habib Ayrout ; Translated by Hilary Wayment ; with a foreword by M. Taher Pasha
Translation of Fellahs, a revised edition of Mœurs et coutumes des fellahs
Includes bibliographical references
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
47042342
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Peasantry--Egypt
Egypt--Social life and customs