SUNY series in Medieval Middle East History – serie
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16 produkter
Intimate Life of an Ottoman Statesman, Melek Ahmed Pasha (1588-1662)
As Portrayed in Evliya Çelebi's Book of Travels (Seyahâtnâme)
Häftad, 1991
517 kr
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Highlights the private side of this public figure—his weaknesses as well as his heroics; his religious life and domestic affairs.Robert Dankoff has culled passages from Evliya Çelebi's Book of Travels that deal directly with the life and times of Çelebi's patron, Melek Ahmed Pasha, an outstanding …
Ritual, Politics, and the City in Fatimid Cairo
Häftad, 1994
477 kr
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Provides an understanding of the complexities of political legitimacy in Islamic dynasties by examining Fatimid political culture in Egypt reconstructed from court rituals.This book provides an understanding of the complexities of political legitimacy in Islamic dynasties by examining Fatimid …
End of the Jihâd State
The Reign of Hishām Ibn ʿAbd al-Malik and the Collapse of the Umayyads
Häftad, 1994
517 kr
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Demonstrates for the first time that the cause of the Umayyad caliphate's collapse came not just from internal conflict, but from a number of external and concurrent factors that exceeded the caliphate's capacity to respond.Stretching from Morocco to China, the Umayyad caliphate based its expansion …
Ottoman Century
The District of Jerusalem in the 1600s
Av Dror Ze'evi
Häftad, 1996
382 kr
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This sweeping look at the city and the District of Jerusalem in the 17th century paints a vivid picture of life in an Ottoman province.Based on micro-level research of the District of Jerusalem, this book addresses some of the most crucial questions concerning the Ottoman empire in a time of crisis …
Culture of Sufism
Naqshbandis in the Ottoman World, 1450-1700
Av Dina Le Gall
Inbunden, 2004
1286 kr
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Unearths the history of the Naqshbandiyya, one of the most widespread and enduring Sufi brotherhoods.A Culture of Sufism opens a window to a new understanding of one of the most prolific and enduring of all the Sufi brotherhoods, the Naqshbandiyya, as it spread from its birthplace in central Asia …
Culture of Sufism
Naqshbandis in the Ottoman World, 1450-1700
Av Dina Le Gall
Häftad, 2013
463 kr
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Unearths the history of the Naqshbandiyya, one of the most widespread and enduring Sufi brotherhoods.A Culture of Sufism opens a window to a new understanding of one of the most prolific and enduring of all the Sufi brotherhoods, the Naqshbandiyya, as it spread from its birthplace in central Asia …
Protectors or Praetorians?
The Last Mamluk Sultans and Egypt's Waning as a Great Power
Inbunden, 1994
1144 kr
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This analysis of state policy under the last two Mamluk rulers enables modern readers to observe a pivotal era in the history of Egypt and southwest Asia.This analysis of state policy under the last two Mamluk rulers enables modern readers to observe a pivotal era in the history of Egypt and …
Protectors or Praetorians?
The Last Mamluk Sultans and Egypt's Waning as a Great Power
Häftad, 1994
413 kr
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This analysis of state policy under the last two Mamluk rulers enables modern readers to observe a pivotal era in the history of Egypt and southwest Asia.This analysis of state policy under the last two Mamluk rulers enables modern readers to observe a pivotal era in the history of Egypt and …
Ottoman Century
The District of Jerusalem in the 1600s
Av Dror Ze'evi
Inbunden, 1996
1144 kr
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This sweeping look at the city and the District of Jerusalem in the 17th century paints a vivid picture of life in an Ottoman province.Based on micro-level research of the District of Jerusalem, this book addresses some of the most crucial questions concerning the Ottoman empire in a time of crisis …
Learned Society in a Period of Transition
The Sunni ʿUlamaʾ of Eleventh-Century Baghdad
Inbunden, 2000
1144 kr
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Addresses the social significance of orthodox Islam during the medieval period in Baghdad.This book develops a new approach to the process of institutionalization and its social significance by focusing on Baghdad during the Sunni revival. Ephrat asserts that the Sunni revival was a period during …
Learned Society in a Period of Transition
The Sunni ʿUlamaʾ of Eleventh-Century Baghdad
Häftad, 2000
413 kr
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Addresses the social significance of orthodox Islam during the medieval period in Baghdad.This book develops a new approach to the process of institutionalization and its social significance by focusing on Baghdad during the Sunni revival. Ephrat asserts that the Sunni revival was a period during …
Breaking of a Thousand Swords
A History of the Turkish Military of Samarra (A.H. 200-275/815-889 C.E.)
Inbunden, 2000
1144 kr
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A portrait of the Samarran Turk community while in the employ of the 'Abbasid caliphate during the ninth century.The Breaking of a Thousand Swords provides a portrait of the Samarran Turks as members of a community with a specific and complex history in the early medieval Islamic world. It …
Breaking of a Thousand Swords
A History of the Turkish Military of Samarra (A.H. 200-275/815-889 C.E.)
Häftad, 2000
435 kr
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A portrait of the Samarran Turk community while in the employ of the 'Abbasid caliphate during the ninth century.The Breaking of a Thousand Swords provides a portrait of the Samarran Turks as members of a community with a specific and complex history in the early medieval Islamic world. It …
White Banners
Contention in ʿAbbasid Syria, 750-880
Av Paul M. Cobb
Häftad, 2001
413 kr
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Examines the fall of the Syrian Umayyad caliphate and the rise of the 'Abbasid state, predominantly from the view of the local inhabitants of medieval Syria.Using Arabic, non-Arabic and newly available local Syrian sources, this richly detailed study examines the central events of medieval Islamic …
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The Emergence of the Sunnī Law of Ritual Purity
Inbunden, 2002
1022 kr
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Reconstructs the formative debates concerning ritual purity in Islamic law and practice.Ritual purity is one of the least understood aspects of Islamic law and practice, yet it enjoys a prominent place in traditional legal texts and permeates the daily life of ordinary believers. Body of Text …
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The Emergence of the Sunnī Law of Ritual Purity
Häftad, 2002
369 kr
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Reconstructs the formative debates concerning ritual purity in Islamic law and practice.Ritual purity is one of the least understood aspects of Islamic law and practice, yet it enjoys a prominent place in traditional legal texts and permeates the daily life of ordinary believers. Body of Text …
