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The arts of the Mamluks in Egypt and Syria : evolution and impact
- Title
- The arts of the Mamluks in Egypt and Syria : evolution and impact / Doris Behrens-Abouseif (ed.).
- Publication
- Goettingen : V & R unipress : Bonn University Press, ©2012.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | N7385.3.M35 A78 2012 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 351 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps; 25 cm.
- Summary
- Mamluk Studies" is the first series that is exclusively dedicated to the history, culture and society of the Mamluk Era (1250-1517). It contains source editions, monographs, collections of articles, and conference proceedings in English, French, and German. The Mamluk Empire is a historically unique model of a society. A predominantly Arabic population was dominated by a purely Turkish-born elite of manumitted military slaves who sought to regenerate themselves continuously through a self-imposed fiat. The only person who could become a Mamluk was a Turk who had been born free outside the Islamic territories as a non-Muslim, then enslaved, brought to Egypt, converted to Islam, freed, and finally, trained as a warrior. Only those who met these prerequisites were members of the ruling stratum with all the concomitant political, military, and economic advantages. Patrons and companions provided the individual, rootless Mamluk with a place and support in society.
- Series Statement
- Mamluk studies ; v. 1
- Uniform Title
- Mamluk studies ; v. 1.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Note
- Based on the conference "The Arts of the Mamluks in Egypt and Syria" held at SOAS in 2009.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-337) and index.
- ISBN
- 9783899719154
- 3899719158
- LCCN
- 2012468527
- 9783899719154
- OCLC
- ocn775065886
- 775065886
- SCSB-1633809
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library