Egypt and Syria under Mamluk rule : political, social and cultural aspects / edited by Amalia Levanoni.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Levanoni, Amalia, editor.

Series:

Islamic history and civilization ; v. 181.

Islamic history and civilization, studies and texts ; volume 181

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mamelukes.

Egypt--History--1250-1517.

Egypt.

History.

Syria--History--1260-1516.

Syria.

Egypt--Economic conditions--640-1517.

Economic conditions.

Syria--Economic conditions.

Economic history.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xv, 384 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022]

Summary:

"The studies in this volume explore central topics characterizing the political, social and economic systems of Egypt and Syria under Mamluk rule (1250-1517). Drawing on Arabic sources including archival material, poetry and chronicles as well as modern research literature, twelve leading scholars in the field analyze a vast range of issues in Mamluk history and provide new perspectives on pivotal features such as European-Mamluk diplomacy, social relationships and identity in Mamluk society, rural and urban economy and water management in late medieval Egypt and Syria, reflecting major research trends in Mamluk history over the last four decades. With contributions by Frédéric Bauden, Stuart Borsch, Joseph Drory, Kurt Franz, Yehosua Frenkel, Daisuke Igarashi, Yaacov Lev, Amalia Levanoni, Li Guo, Carl Petry, Jo Van Steenbergen, Koby Yosef"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Protest Songs from the Streets of Mamluk Cities / Li Gou

Travails of Prohibition : Suppression of Alcohol Use in the Mamluk Sultanate / Carl F. Petry

Europeans and Ottomans in the Mamluk Sultanate : Notes on Terminology and Sources / Yaacov Lev

The Names of the Mamlūks : Ethnic Groups and Ethnic Solidarity in the Mamluk Sultanate (648-922/1250-1517) / Koby Yosef

Nomen Est Omen : David Ayalon, the Mamluk Sultanate, and the Reign of the Turks / Jo Van Steenbergen

A High Officer and His Reward : The Public Activity of a Commander of the Sultan's Arms Depot in the Early Fourteenth Century / Joseph Drory

Ikhwāniyyāt Letters in the Mamluk Period : A Document (Muṭāla'a) Issued by al-Mu'ayyad Shaykh's Chancery and a Contribution to Mamluk Diplomatics / Frédéric Bauden

Grain, Textiles, and Demand Elasticity in Late Mamluk Egypt : A Preliminary Sketch / Stuart Borsch

The Management of Water in Fourteenth-Century Damascus / Yehoshua Frenkel

Urban Water Management in the Medieval Middle East : The Case of Mamluk Cairo / Amalia Levanoni

Waqf as a Means of Securing Financial Assets : The "Self-Benefiting Waqf" in Mamluk Egypt and Syria / Daisuke Igarashi

Handlist of Stations of the Ayyubid and Mamluk Communication Systems / Kurt Franz.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Egypt and Syria under Mamluk rule

ISBN:

9789004459519

9004459510

OCLC:

1246625999

Publisher Number:

9789004459519