Catherine Mayeur-Jaouen is professor of history at Sorbonne University, where she teaches on early modern and modern Islam. She is the author or co-editor of several books on Sufism and Islam, including Ethics and Spirituality in Islam: Sufi adab (co-edited with Francesco Chiabotti et al., 2016).

• AcknowledgmentsChronologyIntroduction1. The Mulid of Tanta, October 20022. The Lives of al-Sayyid al-Badawi , between Oral and Written Tradition3. From Saint to Mulid: The Ahmadiya Brotherhood4. The Mulid of Tanta: From Its Origins until the Napoleonic Expedition 5. The Nineteenth Century Mulid: From Carnival to Reform6. The Mulid of Tanta in the Twentieth Century: The Metamorphosis of the Pilgrimage7. Return to TantaGlossaryNotesBibliographyIndex

"[A]n important contribution to the literature on tasawwuf in Egypt, and it goes without saying that the work is relevant for scholars working in that field. Mayeur-Jaouen is also clearly in conversation with scholars in other disciplines of Islamic Studies and Egyptian history, and I would recommend the book to anyone who needs more convincing that tasawwuf has existed within the scope of orthodoxy in Egypt. Additionally, because of its large scope, approachable language, and clear style, it is a book that can easily be taught in a college classroom."—Ida Sofie Nitter, International Journal of Middle East Studies

Catherine Mayeur-Jaouen is professor of history at Sorbonne University, where she teaches on early modern and modern Islam. She is the author or co-editor of several books on Sufism and Islam, including Ethics and Spirituality in Islam: Sufi adab (co-edited with Francesco Chiabotti et al., 2016).

• AcknowledgmentsChronologyIntroduction1. The Mulid of Tanta, October 20022. The Lives of al-Sayyid al-Badawi , between Oral and Written Tradition3. From Saint to Mulid: The Ahmadiya Brotherhood4. The Mulid of Tanta: From Its Origins until the Napoleonic Expedition 5. The Nineteenth Century Mulid: From Carnival to Reform6. The Mulid of Tanta in the Twentieth Century: The Metamorphosis of the Pilgrimage7. Return to TantaGlossaryNotesBibliographyIndex

"[A]n important contribution to the literature on tasawwuf in Egypt, and it goes without saying that the work is relevant for scholars working in that field. Mayeur-Jaouen is also clearly in conversation with scholars in other disciplines of Islamic Studies and Egyptian history, and I would recommend the book to anyone who needs more convincing that tasawwuf has existed within the scope of orthodoxy in Egypt. Additionally, because of its large scope, approachable language, and clear style, it is a book that can easily be taught in a college classroom."—Ida Sofie Nitter, International Journal of Middle East Studies

Catherine Mayeur-Jaouen is professor of history at Sorbonne University, where she teaches on early modern and modern Islam. She is the author or co-editor of several books on Sufism and Islam, including Ethics and Spirituality in Islam: Sufi adab (co-edited with Francesco Chiabotti et al., 2016).

• AcknowledgmentsChronologyIntroduction1. The Mulid of Tanta, October 20022. The Lives of al-Sayyid al-Badawi , between Oral and Written Tradition3. From Saint to Mulid: The Ahmadiya Brotherhood4. The Mulid of Tanta: From Its Origins until the Napoleonic Expedition 5. The Nineteenth Century Mulid: From Carnival to Reform6. The Mulid of Tanta in the Twentieth Century: The Metamorphosis of the Pilgrimage7. Return to TantaGlossaryNotesBibliographyIndex

"[A]n important contribution to the literature on tasawwuf in Egypt, and it goes without saying that the work is relevant for scholars working in that field. Mayeur-Jaouen is also clearly in conversation with scholars in other disciplines of Islamic Studies and Egyptian history, and I would recommend the book to anyone who needs more convincing that tasawwuf has existed within the scope of orthodoxy in Egypt. Additionally, because of its large scope, approachable language, and clear style, it is a book that can easily be taught in a college classroom."—Ida Sofie Nitter, International Journal of Middle East Studies