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Knowledge And Social Practice In Medieval Damascus 1190 1350
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Author : Michael Chamberlain
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2002-06-27
Knowledge And Social Practice In Medieval Damascus 1190 1350 written by Michael Chamberlain and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-06-27 with History categories.
A reconceptualisation of the relationship between the society and culture of the Middle East.
Medieval Damascus
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Author : Konrad Hirschler
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 2016-02-19
Medieval Damascus written by Konrad Hirschler and has been published by Edinburgh University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-19 with Philosophy categories.
The written text was a pervasive feature of cultural practices in the medieval Middle East. At the heart of book circulation stood libraries that experienced a rapid expansion from the twelfth century onwards. While the existence of these libraries is well known our knowledge of their content and structure has been very limited as hardly any medieval Arabic catalogues have been preserved. This book discusses the largest and earliest medieval library of the Middle East for which we have documentation "e; the Ashrafiya library in the very centre of Damascus "e; and edits its catalogue. This catalogue shows that even book collections attached to Sunni religious institutions could hold rather unexpected titles, such as stories from the 1001 Nights, manuals for traders, medical handbooks, Shiite prayers, love poetry and texts extolling wine consumption. At the same time this library catalogue decisively expands our knowledge of how the books were spatially organised on the bookshelves of such a large medieval library. With over 2,000 entries this catalogue is essential reading for anybody interested in the cultural and intellectual history of Arabic societies. Setting the Ashrafiya catalogue into a comparative perspective with contemporaneous libraries on the British Isles this book opens new perspectives for the study of medieval libraries.
Medieval Damascus
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Author : Konrad Hirschler
language : ar
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Medieval Damascus written by Konrad Hirschler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Arabic libraries categories.
This text discusses the largest and earliest Medieval library of the Middle East for which we have documentation - the Ashrafiya library in the very centre of Damascus - and edits its catalogue.
Urban Autonomy In Medieval Islam
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Author : Fukuzo Amabe
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2016-04-18
Urban Autonomy In Medieval Islam written by Fukuzo Amabe and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-18 with History categories.
In Urban Autonomy in Medieval Islam Fukuzo Amabe offers the first in-depth study on autonomous cities in medieval Islam stretching from Aleppo to Toledo.
A Monument To Medieval Syrian Book Culture
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Author : Konrad Hirschler
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh Studies in Classical
Release Date : 2021-08-31
A Monument To Medieval Syrian Book Culture written by Konrad Hirschler and has been published by Edinburgh Studies in Classical this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-31 with History categories.
This book discusses the largest private book collection of the pre-Ottoman Arabic Middle East for which we have both a paper trail and a surviving corpus of the manuscripts that once sat on its shelves: the Ibn ʿAbd al-Hādī Library of Damascus.
The Damascus Chronicle Of The Crusades
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Author : H. A. R. Gibb
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2012-12-06
The Damascus Chronicle Of The Crusades written by H. A. R. Gibb and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-06 with History categories.
Remarkable contemporary account of early Crusades by one of Damascus' leading citizens covers events of 1097–1159. Based on both written and oral reports, colorful narrative relates every particular of life during wartime.
Muslim Cities In The Later Middle Ages
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Author : Ira M. Lapidus
language : en
Publisher: CUP Archive
Release Date : 1984-05-17
Muslim Cities In The Later Middle Ages written by Ira M. Lapidus and has been published by CUP Archive this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984-05-17 with History categories.
First published in 1967, Muslim Cities in the Later Middle Ages is one of the most influential works in the field of Islamic history. Primarily a study of the main cities of the Mamluk state of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries AD, Professor Lapidus' book serves to provide a framework for understanding the long evolution of Muslim political and social institutions and urban societies. The relationships between military rulers, the bourgeoisie and the common people are presented in a study of wide relevance to social history.
The Damascus Chronicle Of The Crusades
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Author : Abū Yaʻlaʼ Hamzah ibn Asad Ibn al-Qalānisī
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1932
The Damascus Chronicle Of The Crusades written by Abū Yaʻlaʼ Hamzah ibn Asad Ibn al-Qalānisī and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1932 with Crusades categories.
The Ayyubid Era Art And Architecture In Medieval Syria
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Author : Abd al-Razzaq Moaz, , , , , , , ,
language : en
Publisher: Museum With No Frontiers, MWNF (Museum Ohne Grenzen)
Release Date : 2015
The Ayyubid Era Art And Architecture In Medieval Syria written by Abd al-Razzaq Moaz, , , , , , , , and has been published by Museum With No Frontiers, MWNF (Museum Ohne Grenzen) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Art categories.
This new MWNF Travel Book was conceived not long before the war started. All texts refer to the pre-war situation and are our expression of hope that Syria, a land that witnessed the evolution of civilisation since the beginnings of human history, may soon become a place of peace and the driving force behind a new and peaceful beginning for the entire region. Bilad al-Sham testifies to a thorough and strategic programme of urban reconstruction and reunification during the 12th and 13th centuries. Amidst a period of fragmentation, visionary leadership came with the Atabeg Nur al-Din Zangi. He revived Syria’s cities as safe havens to restore order. His most agile Kurdish general, Salah al-Din (Saladin), assumed power after he died and unified Egypt and Sham into one force capable of re-conquering Jerusalem from the Crusaders. The Ayyubid Empire flourished and continued the policy of patronage. Though short-lived, this era held long-lasting resonance for the region. Its recognisable architectural aesthetic – austere, yet robust and perfected ‒ survived until modern times. The Ayyubid Era: Art and Architecture in Medieval Syria describes eight thematic Itineraries including, among others, the cities of Damascus, Bosra, Homs, Hama, Aleppo and Raqqa.
The Criminal Underworld In A Medieval Islamic Society
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Author : Carl F. Petry
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2016
The Criminal Underworld In A Medieval Islamic Society written by Carl F. Petry and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with History categories.
The narrative histories generated during the Mamluk Period in Cairo and Damascus (648 922H/ 1250-1517CE) addressed a wide range of domestic issues, in addition to their commentaries on imperial politics and international events. Topics such as the local economy, relations between sectarian communities, and the conduct of civil litigation under Sharia statutes were elaborated in minute detail, and have attracted the attention of contemporary historians. Less studied have been the chroniclers numerous references to criminal activity committed at all levels of society, from its elite military echelons to individuals or groups who occupied its margins. The latter elements, despite their demographic visibility, have in many instances evaded the notice of modern scholarship on medieval Islamic cultures. This study aims at disclosing their impact on society in the two largest cities of the Mamluk State, as depicted by those who witnessed it at close range. These local chroniclers pursued an agenda when they dwelled on the criminal acts they observed. Rather than offering simple decrials of wrongdoing, their comments collectively targeted the agents charged with policing social interaction and upholding public security. Disclosure of collusion in crime by those formally pledged to suppress it emerged as a covert, yet signal, objective of these chroniclers. The book examines this objective as it was discerned in more than a thousand incidents of criminal activity in Cairo and Damascus during the Late Middle Ages. The complicity it exposed provides insights that revise current views about the working of government under the Mamluks, and the perspectives of groups whose voices have gone largely unheard in the Historiography of pre-modern Islamic societies.