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Author: Michael Chamberlain
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2002-06-27
Total Pages: 220
ISBN-13: 9780521525947
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A reconceptualisation of the relationship between the society and culture of the Middle East.
Author: Konrad Hirschler
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 2016-02-19
Total Pages: 512
ISBN-13: 1474408788
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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.
Author: Fukuzo Amabe
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2016-04-18
Total Pages: 235
ISBN-13: 9004315985
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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.
Author: Konrad Hirschler
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Published: 2020
Total Pages: 612
ISBN-13: 9781474451598
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Michael Milton Chamberlain
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Published: 1992
Total Pages: 728
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Ahmad Al-Jallad
Publisher:
Published: 2020-06
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781614910527
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Finbarr Flood
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2021-07-26
Total Pages: 355
ISBN-13: 9004491619
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Focussing on the Great Mosque of Damascus, this volume discusses the scope and significance of the building campaign undertaken by the Umayyad caliph al-Walid b. ‘Abd al-Malik (86-96/705-15), and its implications for the development of early Islamic visual culture.
Author: Felicity Ratté
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2021-08-18
Total Pages: 223
ISBN-13: 1476639094
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book is a study of architecture and urban design across the Mediterranean Sea from the 12th to the 14th Century, a time when there was no single, hegemonic power dominating the area. The focus of the study--four cities on the Italian peninsula, and four in Syria and Egypt--is the interconnectedness of the design and use of urban structures, streets and open space. Each chapter offers an historical analysis of the buildings and spaces used for trade, education, political display and public action. The work includes historical and social analyses of the mercantile, social, political and educational cultures of the eight cities, highlighting similarities and differences between Christian and Islamic practices. Sixteen new maps drawn specifically for this book are based on the writings of medieval travelers.
Author: Dana Sajdi
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 2013-10-09
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13: 0804788286
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This book is about a barber, Shihab al-Din Ahmad Ibn Budayr, who shaved and coiffed, and probably circumcised and healed, in Damascus in the 18th century. The barber may have been a "nobody," but he wrote a history book, a record of the events that took place in his city during his lifetime. Dana Sajdi investigates the significance of this book, and in examining the life and work of Ibn Budayr, uncovers the emergence of a larger trend of history writing by unusual authors—people outside the learned establishment—and a new phenomenon: nouveau literacy. The Barber of Damascus offers the first full-length microhistory of an individual commoner in Ottoman and Islamic history. Contributing to Ottoman popular history, Arabic historiography, and the little-studied cultural history of the 18th century Levant, the volume also examines the reception of the barber's book a century later to explore connections between the 18th and the late 19th centuries and illuminates new paths leading to the Nahda, the Arab Renaissance.
Author: Jonathan Phillips
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2019-08-20
Total Pages: 519
ISBN-13: 0300249063
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →An engaging biography that offers a new perspective on one of the most influential figures of the Crusades In 1187, Saladin marched triumphantly into Jerusalem, ending decades of struggle against the Christians and reclaiming the holy city for Islam. Four years later he fought off the armies of the Third Crusade, which were commanded by Europe’s leading monarchs. A fierce warrior and savvy diplomat, Saladin’s unparalleled courtesy, justice, generosity, and mercy were revered by both his fellow Muslims and his Christian rivals such as Richard the Lionheart. Combining thorough research with vivid storytelling, Jonathan Phillips offers a fresh and captivating look at the triumphs, failures, and contradictions of one of the Crusades’ most unique figures. Bringing the vibrant world of the twelfth century to life, this book also explores Saladin’s complicated legacy, examining the ways Saladin has been invoked in the modern age by Arab and Muslim leaders ranging from Nasser in Egypt, Asad in Syria, and Saddam Hussein in Iraq to Osama bin Laden, as well as his huge appeal across popular culture in books, drama, and music.
