| Developing Perspectives in Mamluk History: Essays in Honor of Amalia Levanoni Approx. 395 Pp. Edition Contributor(s): Ben-Bassat, Yuval (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004340467 ISBN-13: 9789004340466 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - General - History | Middle East - General - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Series: Islamic History and Civilization |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (2.75 lbs) 444 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Cultural Region - Middle East |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The present volume contains seventeen essays on the Mamluk Sultanate, an Islamic Empire of slaves whose capital was in Cairo between the 13th and the 16th centuries, written by leading historians of this period. It discusses topics as varied as social and cultural issues, women in Mamluk society, literary and poetical genres, the politics of material culture, and regional and local politics. The volume presents state of the art scholarship in the field of Mamluk studies as well as an in-depth review of recent developments. Mamluk studies have expanded considerably in recent years and today interests hundreds of active researchers worldwide who write in numerous languages and constitute a vivid and strong community of researchers, some of whose best research is presented in this volume. With contributions by Reuven Amitai; Fr d ric Bauden; Yuval Ben-Bassat; Joseph Drory; lise Franssen; Yehoshua Frenkel; Li Guo; Daisuke Igarashi; Yaacov Lev; Bernadette Martel-Thoumian; Carl Petry; Warren Schultz; Boaz Shoshan; Hana Taragan; Bethany J. Walker; Michael Winter; Koby Yosef; Limor Yungman. |