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Queen of Sheba's Gift
A History of the True Balsam of Matarea
Inbunden, 2021
1371 kr
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The balsam of Matarea was a substance famous as a panacea among physicians in the Middle East and Europe during the Antique and Medieval periods. It was used in many aspects of medieval life and is associated with figures such as the Virgin Mary, Jesus Christ, King Solomon, the Queen of Sheba and …
Queen of Sheba's Gift
A History of the True Balsam of Matarea
E-bok, 2021
470 kr
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The balsam of Matarea was a substance famous as a panacea among physicians in the Middle East and Europe during the Antique and Medieval periods. It was used in many aspects of medieval life and is associated with figures such as the Virgin Mary, Jesus Christ, King Solomon, the Queen of Sheba and …
Queen of Sheba's Gift
A History of the True Balsam of Matarea
E-bok, 2021
470 kr
Lägg i varukorg
The balsam of Matarea was a substance famous as a panacea among physicians in the Middle East and Europe during the Antique and Medieval periods. It was used in many aspects of medieval life and is associated with figures such as the Virgin Mary, Jesus Christ, King Solomon, the Queen of Sheba and …
Anthropomorphism in Islam
The Challenge of Traditionalism (700-1350)
Inbunden, 2018
1530 kr
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Explores the problem of anthropomorphism: a major bone of contention in 8th to 14th-century Islamic theologyMore than any other issue in Islamic theology, anthropomorphism (tashbih) stood at the heart of many theological debates, and was mostly discussed within the circles of traditionalist Islam. …
Popularisation of Sufism in Ayyubid and Mamluk Egypt, 1173-1325
Av Nathan Hofer
Inbunden, 2015
1898 kr
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In the 12th – 14th centuries, Sufism (‘Islamic mysticism’) became extraordinarily popular across Egypt. Elites and non-elites, rulers and ruled, the wealthy and the poor, even Jews, all embraced a variety of Sufi ideas and practices. This book is the first systematic investigation of how and why …
Lyrics of Life
Sa'di on Love, Cosmopolitanism and Care of the Self
Inbunden, 2014
1683 kr
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This imaginative and accessible study of the lyrical, humorous, social and educational aspects of classical Persian poetry focuses on the works of the master medieval poet Sa‘di of Shiraz (d. 1291), one of the funniest, most influential and lyrical figures in classical Persian poetry. Sa’di, a …
Islam, Christianity and the Realms of the Miraculous
A Comparative Exploration
Inbunden, 2018
1530 kr
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This new and dynamic approach to the perennially fascinating subject of miracles adopts a strictly anthropological and phenomenological approach. Allowing the miracles to speak for themselves, Ian Richard Netton examines these phenomena in the Islamic and Christian traditions through the lens of …
Medieval Syria and the Onset of the Crusades
The Political World of Bilad al-Sham 1050-1128
Av James Wilson
Inbunden, 2023
2033 kr
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Situates the First Crusade and the formation of the Latin East within the broader framework of Syrian history Re-examines the pre and early Crusading period from a Syrian perspectivePresents a reassessment of the broad strategic picture in Syria at a vital point in the timeline of the Medieval …
Medieval Syria and the Onset of the Crusades
The Political World of Bilad al-Sham 1050-1128
Av James Wilson
Häftad, 2025
322 kr
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Between 1050 and 1128 the nomadic Seljuq Turks and European Crusaders subjected northern Syria to a series of invasions from the east and west. The migration of militant peoples from the Eurasian Steppe and Western Europe inserted a new set of political elites into a complex frontier zone already …
Queen of Sheba's Gift
A History of the True Balsam of Matarea
Häftad, 2022
624 kr
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Tells the history of the precious balsam of Matarea: a substance traded for its weight in goldUses archaeological and textual sources to trace the cultivation of balsam trees from the 4th century BCE to the 17th century CESurveys the evidence for the symbolic value and practical applications of …
Preaching Pious Rulership in Medieval Islam
Ibn al-Jawzi's Political Thought
Inbunden, 2026
1828 kr
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This book studies the relationship between political thought, preaching and emotions through the writings of Ibn al-Jawzi (d. 1201), a celebrated hortatory preacher in late-Abbasid Baghdad. Through an intertextual analysis of Ibn al-Jawzi's works in various genres, this book details how his ideal …
Court of the Caliphate of al-Andalus
Four Years in Umayyad Córdoba
Inbunden, 2023
1351 kr
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Offers an in-depth study of the Umayyad Caliphate of al-Andalus in its primeProvides a comprehensive study of the caliphate of Cordoba based on the 'annals' by '?s b. A?mad al-R?z? and other Arab sources relating to the periodBrings together textual evidence with the archaeological record to …
Court of the Caliphate of al-Andalus
Four Years in Umayyad Córdoba
Häftad, 2025
366 kr
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During the second half of the 10th/4th century, the Umayyad caliphate of al-Andalus became a powerful political formation in Western Europe. Described by the contemporary German nun Hrotsvitha as the 'ornament of the world', Cordoba was the destiny of embassies and traders coming from places as far …
Court of the Caliphate of al-Andalus
Four Years in Umayyad Córdoba
E-bok, 2023
489 kr
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During the second half of the 10th/4th century, the Umayyad caliphate of al-Andalus became a powerful political formation in Western Europe. Described by the contemporary German nun Hrotsvitha as the 'ornament of the world', Cordoba was the destiny of embassies and traders coming from places as far …
Court of the Caliphate of al-Andalus
Four Years in Umayyad Córdoba
E-bok, 2023
489 kr
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During the second half of the 10th/4th century, the Umayyad caliphate of al-Andalus became a powerful political formation in Western Europe. Described by the contemporary German nun Hrotsvitha as the 'ornament of the world', Cordoba was the destiny of embassies and traders coming from places as far …
Karbala Story and Early Shi'ite Identity
Inbunden, 2025
1083 kr
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In 680 CE al-?usayn ibn ?Al?, the grandson of the Prophet Mu?ammad, was killed in a battle at Karbala. Ancient accounts describe this event as a minor skirmish, similar to the numerous battles that were waged in the early history of Islam. Among Shi?ites, however, the story of the event soon …
Karbala Story and Early Shi'ite Identity
Häftad, 2026
338 kr
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In 680 CE al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī, the grandson of the Prophet Muḥammad, was killed in a battle at Karbala. Ancient accounts describe this event as a minor skirmish, similar to the numerous battles that were waged in the early history of Islam. Among Shiʿites, however, the story of the event soon …
Cultural Brokerage in Premodern Islamic Societies
Av Uriel Simonsohn, Luke Yarbrough
Inbunden, 2026
2483 kr
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When we speak of 'Islamic societies' or 'Islamic civilisation', we often imply that there is something distinctive about cultures wherever Islam is prominent. Yet historians have rarely examined in detail how these cultures that we call 'Islamic' were formed in relation to neighbouring ones. This …
Between Rebels and Rulers in the Early Islamicate World
Power, Contention and Identity
Av Hannah-Lena Hagemann, Alasdair C. Grant
Inbunden, 2024
1266 kr
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Between Rebels and Rulers in the Early Islamicate World offers the first dedicated examination of the phenomenon of rebellion across the early Islamicate world. It combines discourse analysis with a return to long-neglected social-historical analysis in its study of contention and the ways in which …
Between Rebels and Rulers in the Early Islamicate World
Power, Contention and Identity
Av Hannah-Lena Hagemann, Alasdair C. Grant
Häftad, 2026
322 kr
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Between Rebels and Rulers in the Early Islamicate World offers the first dedicated examination of the phenomenon of rebellion across the early Islamicate world. It combines discourse analysis with a return to long-neglected social-historical analysis in its study of contention and the ways in which …
Making of the Arabic Book, Volume 1
How Text Reuse Built a World Tradition
Inbunden, 2026
1203 kr
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For most historic Arabic authors, creating new works began with reusing existing ones. They reissued, abbreviated, expanded upon, excerpted and otherwise mined their predecessors’ texts as they created fresh new works. In the process, authors produced an enormously intertextual tradition. To …
Making of the Arabic Book, Volume 2
Writerly Practices, Memory and Communities
Av Mathew Barber, Lorenz Nigst m. fl.
Inbunden, 2026
1414 kr
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This book is one of two volumes presenting the results of the KITAB (Knowledge, Information Technology, and the Arabic Book) project and their application of text reuse detection to a digital corpus of thousands of Arabic texts spanning eight centuries. The authors begin by examining the function …
Al-Hakim Mosque
Religion and Propaganda in Fatimid Egypt
Häftad, 2027
435 kr
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This study explores the distinctive features of Fatimid ideology and propaganda, as demonstrated in the largest and most notable mosque of this era, built in Cairo during the Fatimid period (909-1171 AD). It specifically examines the numerous Quranic inscriptions decorating various parts of the …
Al-Hakim Mosque
Religion and Propaganda in Fatimid Egypt
E-bok, 2025
571 kr
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This study explores the distinctive features of Fatimid ideology and propaganda, as demonstrated in the largest and most notable mosque of this era, built in Cairo during the Fatimid period (909-1171 AD). It specifically examines the numerous Quranic inscriptions decorating various parts of the …
Al-Hakim Mosque
Religion and Propaganda in Fatimid Egypt
E-bok, 2025
571 kr
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This study explores the distinctive features of Fatimid ideology and propaganda, as demonstrated in the largest and most notable mosque of this era, built in Cairo during the Fatimid period (909-1171 AD). It specifically examines the numerous Quranic inscriptions decorating various parts of the …
Lyrics of Life
Sa'di on Love, Cosmopolitanism and Care of the Self
Häftad, 2026
289 kr
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This imaginative and accessible study of the lyrical, humorous, social and educational aspects of classical Persian poetry focuses on the works of the master medieval poet Sa‘di of Shiraz (d. 1291), one of the funniest, most influential and lyrical figures in classical Persian poetry. Sa’di, a …
Keeping the Peace in Premodern Islam
Diplomacy Under the Mamluk Sultanate, 1250-1517
Inbunden, 2021
888 kr
Kommande
Making Mongol History
Rashid al-Din and the Jamiʿ al-Tawarikh
Inbunden, 2019
2265 kr
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This book examines the life and work of Rashid al-Din Tabib (d. 1318), the most powerful statesman working for the Mongol Ilkhans in the Middle East. It begins with an overview of administrative history and historiography in the early Ilkhanate, culminating with Rashid al-Din’s Blessed History of …
Queens, Eunuchs and Concubines in Islamic History, 661–1257
Inbunden, 2019
1464 kr
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Based on original and previously unexamined sources, this book provides a critical and systematic analysis of the role of women, mothers, wives, eunuchs, concubines, qahramans and atabegs in the dynamics and manipulation of medieval Islamic politics. Spanning over 600 years, Taef El-Azhari explores …
Conquered Populations in Early Islam
Non-Arabs, Slaves and the Sons of Slave Mothers
Inbunden, 2020
2212 kr
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This book traces the journey of new Muslims as they joined the early Islamic community and articulated their identities within it. It focuses on Muslims of slave origins, who belonged to the society in which they lived but whose slave background rendered them somehow alien. How did these Muslims at …
