Ebook: Among The Faithful: Tunisia in the 1920s

Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; CHAPTER 1 : Passage to Africa; CHAPTER 2 : Introduction to Kairouan; CHAPTER 3 : Kalipha ben Kassem, Called 'Courage'; CHAPTER 4 : Difficulties and Adjustments; CHAPTER 5 : A Djinn Party; CHAPTER 6 : The Passing of Zinibe; CHAPTER 7 : The Month of Abstinence; CHAPTER 8 : Interlude; CHAPTER 9 : The Long Summer-Excerpts from my Journal; CHAPTER 10 : The Long Summer-continued; CHAPTER 11 : The Story of Kadeja; CHAPTER 12 : Harlots; CHAPTER 13 : Fatma Becomes a Problem; CHAPTER 14 : The Adorning of the Bride; CHAPTER 15 : The Night of the Entrance.;Dahris Martin, a young American in search of sun, arrived in the holy city of Kairouan in the late 1920s. Befriended by the roguish Kalifa, she is welcomed into his circle of friends and family. Among the Faithful is a unique portrait of traditional Tunisian society. It tells of barefoot pilgrims and bedouin, the deflowering of virgin brides, spirit possession and dances held for djinn. It sings the praises of the unsung: Eltifa the blind musician, Zinibe (who had a heart for all the world) and the entrancing, dancing Aisha. Dahris Martin witnessed domestic life in Tunisia from within, a privi.