Religion CompassWiley InterScience : Religion Compasshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111%2F17498171John Wiley & Sons, Incen© 2009 Blackwell Publishing Ltd2009-11-201749-81711749-8171- Popular Culture (Islam, Early and Middle Periods)http://dx.doi.org/10.1111%2Fj.1749-8171.2008.00048.xYehoshua Frenkel2008-01-17T00:00:00Z10.1111/j.1749-8171.2008.00048.xJournal Compilation © 2008 Blackwell Publishing LtdJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc.This contribution dwells on popular culture in Mamluk Egypt and Syria. Following a short examination of this topic and of the sources, the study focuses on three themes: the cycle of life, the cycle of the year and sacred topography. Popular manners and customs provoked opposition from religious circles. A condensed delineation of these voices is provided at the closing part of the article.