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Great Books

Belly Dance / Raks Sharki: History, How To, and Related:

See Chellcy in: Burns, Martha Elena, Belly Dance, Celebrating the Sacred Feminine. Alta Vista Books ISBN 978-0-9801771-7-6. Order from www.BellyDanceBook.net

Al-Rawi, Rosina-Fawzia, Grandmother's Secrets, The Ancient Rituals and Healing Power of Belly Dancing. Interlink Books ISBN 1-56656-302-X (hardcover). ISBN 1-56656-326-7 (paper).
Buonaventura, Wendy, Serpent of the Nile, Women and Dance in the Arab World. Interlink Books ISBN 1-56656-300-3.
Carlton, Donna, Looking for Little Egypt. IDD Books ISBN 0-9623998-1-7.
Richards, Tazz, The Belly Dance Book, Rediscovering the Oldest Dance. Backbeat Press ISBN 097002470-3.
Karayanni, Stavros Stavrou, Dancing Fear & Desire, Race, Sexuality, & Imperial Politics in Middle Eastern Dance. Wilfrid Laurier University Press ISBN 0-88920-454-3.
Wood, Roger, Basic Production for Belly Dance. Order from Roger Wood P.O. Box 5534 Laurel, MD 20726-5534. bpbd@rojisan.com
Thaleb, Amir, The Hidden Language of the Vintage Belly Dance, 3rd Edition. ISBN 987-43-3147-X.
Jodette, Badia Masabni The Legend, Jewel of the Nile Vol 1. Order from Jodette's Belly Dance Academy, 3216 C Street Sacramento, CA 95816.
Jodette, Jewels of the Nile Vol 2 & Vol 3. Order from Jodette's Belly Dance Academy, 3216 C Street Sacramento, CA 95816.
Jodette, International Belly Dancers, Balady, Ghawazi and Drum Routines. Order from Jodette's Belly Dance Academy, P.O. Box 9024, Sacramento, CA 95816.
Soffee, Anne Thomas, Snake Hips: Belly Dancing and How I Found True Love. Chicago Review Press ISBN 1-55652-458-7.
Coluccia, Pina, Anette Paffrath, and Jean Putz, Belly Dancing: The Sensual Art of Energy and Spirit. Park Street Press, Rochester, Vermont ISBN 159477021-2
Sharif, Keti, Bellydance, A Guide To Middle Eastern Dance, Its Music, Its Culture and Costume Allen&Unwin ISBN 1-74114-376-4.
Galea, Frederick R., Carve Malta On My Heart, and other wartime stories. Casa Galea, B'Kara, Malta. ISBN 99932-32-17-3

Belly Dance Costuming:

Erte, Romain de Tirtoff, Erte's Theatrical Costumes In Full Color. Dover Publications, Inc. New York ISBN 0-486-23813-X.
Jodette, International Belly Dancer Jodette Presents, Poses and Costumes of the Past and Present. To order from Jodette: P.O. Box 9024, Sacramento, CA. (916) 929-8429.

Dance General:

Gottlieb, Robert, Reading Dance, A Gathering of Memoirs, Reportage, Criticism, Profiles, Interviews, and Some Uncategorizable Extras. Pantheon Books, New York ISBN 978-0-375-42122-8.
Buonaventura, Wendy, I Put A Spell On You, Dancing Women from Salome to Madonna. Saqi Books ISBN 0-86356-788-6.
Jonas, Gerald, Dancing, Pleasure, Power, and Art of Movement. Harry N. Abrams, Inc. New York ISBN 0-8109-3212-1.
A Helen Exley Giftbook, Dance Quotations. Exley, New York ISBN 1-85015-432-5.

Middle Eastern Music, History and Related:

Redmond, Layne, When the Drummers Were Women, A Spiritual History of Rhythm. Three Rivers Press ISBN 0-609-80128-7.
Sawa, George Dimitri, Music Performance Practice In The Early 'ABBASID ERA 132-320 AH / 750-932 AD, Second Edition. The Institute of Mediaeval Music, Ottawa, Canada ISBN 1-896926-64-9.
Touma, Habib Hassan, The Music of the Arabs, Book with CD. Amadeus Press ISBN 1-57467-081-6.
Marcus, Scott L., Music in Egypt, Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture. Book with CD. Oxford University Press ISBN 0-19-514645-X.

Middle Eastern Culture - History, Politics, Religion, Women's Studies:

Said, Edward W., Orientalism. Vintage Books ISBN 0-394-74067-X.
Davis, Craig S., PhD, The Middle East for Dummies, Understand the People, Politics, and Much More. Wiley Publishing Inc. ISBN 0-7645-5483-2.
Brooks, Geraldine, Nine Parts of Desire, The Hidden World of Islamic Women. Anchor Books ISBN 0-385-47577-2
Goodwin, Jan, Price of Honor, Muslim Women Lift the Veil of Silence on the Islamic World. A Plume Book ISBN 0-452-28377-9.
Brown, Louise, The Dancing Girls of Lahore, Selling Love and Saving Dreams in Pakistan's Ancient Pleasure District. HarperCollins Publishers ISBN 0-06-074042-6.
Beach, Milo C., The Silk Road and Beyond, Travel, Trade, and Transformation. The Art Institute of Chicago / Yale University Press ISBN 978-0-300-12428-6.
Nunez, Juan Carlos Hernandez, Alfredo J. Morales, The Royal Palace of Seville. (Real Alcazar). Scala Publishers, Spain ISBN 1-85759-201-8.
Faulkner, Raymond (translator), Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead. Barnes & Noble, NY ISBN 0-7607-7309-2.
Bonanno, Anthony, Malta's Living Heritage, Malta Phoenician, Punic, and Roman. Midsea Books LTD ISBN 99932-7-035-0.
Curtis, J. E. and N. Tallis, Forgotten Empire: The World of Ancient Persia . The British Museum Press, London. ISBN 978-0-7141-1157-5

Middle Eastern Literature & Poetry:

Mathers, Powys, Translator, The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night. Extraordinary tales from India and Persia. Assouline Publishing, New York, NY ISBN 2-84323-7254.
Abdulla, Rafico, Words of Paradise, Selected Poems of Rumi. Barnes & Noble, New York ISBN-13 978-0-7607-8224-8.
Curtis, Vesta Sarkhosh and Sheila R. Canby, Persian Love Poetry. The British Museum Press, London. ISBN 978-0-7141-2429-2
Curtis, Vesta Sarkhosh, Persian Myths. The British Museum Press, London. ISBN 978-0-7141-2082-9
Tarnowska, Wafa', The Seven Wise Princesses, A Medieval Persian Epic. (children's book) . Prose translation of the Sufi poet Nizami's 12th century masterpiece Haft Paykar. www.barefootbooks.com ISBN 978-1-84686-249-6

Orientalist Art, Egyptian Art, Islamic Art and Middle Eastern Artists:

Thorton, Lynne, Women As Portrayed In Orientalist Painting. ACR PocheCouleur ISBN 2-86770-084-1.
Benjamin, Roger, Orientalism, Delacroix to Klee. The Art Gallery of New South Wales ISBN 0-7313-1344-5.
Thorton, Lynne,The Orientalists, Painter-Travellers. ACR PocheCouleur ISBN 2-86770-083-3.
Irving, Washington, Tales of the Alhambra. Ediciones Miguel Sanchez, Granada, Spain ISBN 84-7169-020-9.
Owusu, Heike, Symbols of Egypt. Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. NY ISBN 0-8069-3545-6.
Sands, Emily, Egyptology, Search for the Tomb of Osiris. Fantasic Children's book! Candlewick Press ISBN 0-7636-2638-4.
Canby, Shelia R., Islamic Art in Detail. The British Museum Press, London. ISBN 978 0 7141 2428 5
Canby, Shelia R., The Golden Age of Persian Art 1501-1722 . The British Museum Press, London. ISBN 978 0 7141 2404 9

Women's Studies/History:

Leon, Vicki, Uppity Women of Ancient Times. Conari Press ISBN 1-57324-127-X.
Tyldesley, Joyce, Nefertiti, Unlocking the Mystery Surrounding Egypt's Most Famous and Beautiful Queen. Penguin Books ISBN 0-14-025820-5.
Prioleau, Betsy, Seductress, Women Who Ravished the World and Their Lost Art of Love.

Goddess Culture/History:

Stewart, Iris J., Sacred Woman Sacred Dance, Awakening Spirituality Through Movement and Ritual. Inner Traditions International ISBN 0-89281-605-8.
Jones, Evan, Chas S. Clifton, Sacred Mask Sacred Dance. Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd. ISBN 1-56718-373-5.
Robbins, Trina, Eternally Bad, Goddesses with Attitude. Castle Books ISBN 0-7858-1565-1.