Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Note on Translation ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1 / The Traditional Ziyara 5
7. 2 / The Official Ceremonies in Fin-de-Siècle Jerusalem, 1850–1917 15
8. 3 / British Colonialism Attends the Festival 39
9. 4 / Arab Elite Discourses at the Festival 65
10. 5 / Nationalist Youth Activity at the Festival to 1937 101
11. 6 / Nonnational Inflections: The Participation of Non-Elite Groups 125
12. 7 / The Festival’s Denouement, 1938–1948 159
13. Conclusion: The Nabi Musa Festival after 1948 171
14. Notes 185
15. Bibliography 239
16. Index 269