Albrecht Fuess – författare

Courts and the complex phenomenon of the courtly society have received intensified interest in academic research over recent decades, however, the field of Islamic court culture has so far been overlooked. This book provides a comparative perspective on the history of courtly culture in Muslim societies from the earliest times to the nineteenth century, and presents an extensive collection of images of courtly life and architecture within the Muslim realm.The thematic methodology employed by the contributors underlines their interdisciplinary and comprehensive approach to issues of politics and patronage from across the Islamic world stretching from Cordoba to India. Themes range from the religious legitimacy of Muslim rulers, terminologies for court culture in Oriental languages, Muslim concepts of space for royal representation, accessibility of rulers, the role of royal patronage for Muslim scholars and artists to the growing influence of European courts as role models from the eighteenth century onwards. Discussing specific terminologies for courts in Oriental languages and explaining them to the non specialist, chapters describe the specific features of Muslim courts and point towards future research areas. As such, it fills this important gap in the existing literature in the areas of Islamic history, religion, and Islam in particular.

Courts and the complex phenomenon of the courtly society have received intensified interest in academic research over recent decades, however, the field of Islamic court culture has so far been overlooked. This book provides a comparative perspective on the history of courtly culture in Muslim societies from the earliest times to the nineteenth century, and presents an extensive collection of images of courtly life and architecture within the Muslim realm.The thematic methodology employed by the contributors underlines their interdisciplinary and comprehensive approach to issues of politics and patronage from across the Islamic world stretching from Cordoba to India. Themes range from the religious legitimacy of Muslim rulers, terminologies for court culture in Oriental languages, Muslim concepts of space for royal representation, accessibility of rulers, the role of royal patronage for Muslim scholars and artists to the growing influence of European courts as role models from the eighteenth century onwards. Discussing specific terminologies for courts in Oriental languages and explaining them to the non specialist, chapters describe the specific features of Muslim courts and point towards future research areas. As such, it fills this important gap in the existing literature in the areas of Islamic history, religion, and Islam in particular.

Jerusalem verbindet Erwartungen und Hoffnungen der klassischen monotheistischen Religionen Judentum, Christentum und Islam, sowie der im 19. Jahrhundert daraus hervorgegangenen Religion der Bahaʼi. Realgeschichtliche Stadt und Symbol in einem, ist Jerusalem ein Ort der Faszination, geprägt durch die Leerstelle des Tempels ebenso wie durch die Präsenz von Grabeskirche und Felsendom. In Pilgerfahrten bereist, wurde es in Nachbauten nach Europa, Asien und Lateinamerika geholt. Die fünf Studien dieses Bandes gehen verschiedenen mit der Heiligen Stadt verbundenen Geschichten nach und entfalten dabei ein Panorama, in dem erstaunliche Entsprechungen und bemerkenswerte Ungleichheiten zusammengehören. Der Schwerpunkt der Untersuchungen liegt auf dem Mittelalter und der frühen Neuzeit, aber die Spuren führen weiter bis ins 21. Jahrhundert hinein. Wer am Geschick Jerusalems heute interessiert ist, erhält in dem vorliegenden Band überraschende sowie erhellende Informationen zu religionsgeschichtlichen Hintergründen.