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Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah Chapter IV - Life in the Wakalah, part 1

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah Chapter IV - Life in the Wakalah, part 1

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In which the art of Eastern medicine is laid bare with all its curious ceremonies, bargaining, and the delicate balance between empirical skill and the patient's imagination, while the author acquires a servant and a teacher amid the lively and peculiar social customs of Cairo. The narrative then shifts to the somber and sometimes irritable observance of the Ramazan, depicting its influence on the temper and daily life of the city’s inhabitants, seasoned with vivid descriptions of devotional practice and nocturnal festivity.
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