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Crisis and continuity at the Abbasid court : formal and informal politics in the caliphate of al-Muqtadir (295-320/908-32) / by Maaike van Berkel, Nadia El Cheikh, Hugh Kennedy, and Letizia Osti.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Berkel, Maaike van, author.
- El-Cheikh, Nadia Maria, author.
- Kennedy, Hugh (Hugh N.), author.
- Ost, Letizia, author.
- Series:
- Islamic history and civilization ; v. 102.
- Islamic history and civilization. Studies and texts ; volume 102
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Muqtadir Billāh, Caliph, 895-932.
- Muqtadir Billāh.
- Courts and courtiers.
- Islamic Empire--History--750-1258.
- Islamic Empire.
- History.
- Islamic Empire--Court and courtiers.
- Genre:
- Abbasids.
- Physical Description:
- pages cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013.
- Summary:
- The reign of al-Muqtadir (295-320/908-32) is a crucial and controversial epoch in the history of the Abbasid empire. Al-Muqtadir's regime has traditionally been depicted as one of decline, when the political power of the caliphate and the lustre of its capital began to crumble. This book not only offers a substantial investigation of the idea and reality of decline, but also provides new interpretations of the inner workings of the court and the empire. The authors, four specialists of Abbasid history, explore the formal and informal power relationships that shaped politics at the court, involving bureaucrats, military, harem, courtiers and of course al-Muqtadir himself. A study of the topography of Baghdad completes this vivid picture of the court and its capital.
- Contents:
- Part 1 Histories and Stories
- 1 The Reign of al-Muqtadir (295-320/908-32): A History / Hugh Kennedy Kennedy, Hugh 13
- 2 The Caliph / Letizia Osti Osti, Letizia 49
- Part 2 Scribes and Soldiers
- 3 The Vizier / Maaike van Berkel Berkel, Maaike van 65
- 4 The Bureaucracy / Maaike van Berkel Berkel, Maaike van 87
- 5 The Military / Hugh Kennedy Kennedy, Hugh 111
- Part 3 Women and Courtiers
- 6 The Chamberlains / Nadia Maria El Cheikh Cheikh, Nadia Maria El 145
- 7 The Harem / Nadia Maria El Cheikh Cheikh, Nadia Maria El 165
- 8 Culture, Education and the Court / Letizia Osti Osti, Letizia 187.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9789004252714
- 9004252711
- OCLC:
- 841516322
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