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Our thematic selections : Hammam

The hammam plays an important role in the Arab-Ottoman civilization.

The hot steam in the Turkish bath dilates the pores before bathers cool off in a pool, a Mediterranean tradition inherited from the tradition of Roman baths.

Hammans may not feature all the modern-day comforts, but this is because it’s not merely a place for wellness and for purifying the body. It is, above all, where women go to socialize and meet up with friends.

This selection examines the multiple facets of this traditional institution that has so intrigued and fascinated painters, photographers, sociologists, novelists, and filmmakers.

It is just a taste of the AWI's rich heritage.

You can find out more about these subjects by exploring this portal or by visiting the Institute.

socques de bain
  • Tunisie
  • entre 4e quart 19e siècle et 1er quart 20e siècle
  • Artworks and objects
Le corps dans le récit intime arabe / ; Ahmed Kharraz.
  • Kharraz, Ahmed
  • 2013
  • Orizons,
  • Printed books
Harems ; Annabelle d' Huart et Nadia Tazi ; préf. de Lawrence Durrell
  • Huart, Annabelle D', Tazi, Nadia, Durrell, Lawrence
  • 1980
  • Ed. du Chene ,
  • Printed books
Symboliques corporelles et espaces musulmans ; Traki Zannad
  • Zannad Bouchrara, Traki
  • 1984
  • Cérès ,
  • Printed books
Un Bain damasquin du XIIIe siècle ; M. J. Sauvaget
  • Sauvaget, Jean
  • 1930
  • Geuthner ,
  • Articles
Ombre sultane ; Assia Djebar
  • Djebar, Assia
  • 1987
  • Lattès ,
  • Printed books
الجمال و الصحة و النباتات الطبيعية ; تأليف قبلان مكرزل
  • مكرزل، قبلان
  • 1991
  • مؤسسة عز الدين ,
  • Printed books
Asfour Stah = ; Halfaouine ; l'enfant des terrasses / ; Ferid Boughedir, réal., scénario ; Nouri Bouzid, adapt. ; Georges Barsky, dir. photogr. ; Anouar Braham, mus. ; Selim Boughedir, Mohamed Driss, Rabbia Ben Abdallah... [et al.], act.
  • Boughedir, Ferid, Barsky, Georges, Ben Abdallah, Rabiaa, Brahem, Anouar, Būzīd, Nūrī, Driss, Mohammed, Jebali, Taoufik, Katzaras, Hélène
  • 2019
  • DVD
fī ʿmrī māzālnī ntẖbā bāš ntkīf = ; I still hide to smoke = À mon âge je me cache encore pour fumer / ; Rayhana, réal., scénario, aut adapt. ; Anne-Sophie Versnaeyen, comp. ; Hiam Abbass, Fadila Belkebla, Nadia Kaci... [et al.], acteurs.
  • Rayhana, Abbass, Hiam, Belkebla, Fadila, Kaci, Nadia, Laggoune, Hamoudi, Mytilinaiou, Olympia, Versnaeyen, Anne-Sophie
  • 2017
  • DVD
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