Name: History and Society during the Mamluk Period (1250–1517)
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History and Society during the Mamluk Period (1250–1517)

Studies of the Annemarie Schimmel Institute for Advanced Study II

Contributions by: Abdelkader Al Ghouz, Contributions by: Boaz Shoshan, Contributions by: Kristina Richardson, Contributions by: Jo Van Steenbergen, Contributions by: Mohammad Gharaibeh, Contributions by: Amar Baadj, Contributions by: Matthew Ingalls, Contributions by: Stuart Borsch, Contributions by: Kate Raphael, Edited by: Stephan Conermann, Consultant editor: Uwe Baumann, Consultant editor: Thomas Becker

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Published: 12-Sep-2016
ISBN: 9783847106203

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251 Pages
31 illus

Subjects:
Middle Eastern history
Medieval history
Social & cultural history
Islamic studies

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The contributions to this volume address a wide range of fascinating topics: the marital regime in Damascus, narrative strategies in biographies of Hanbali judges, knowledge brokerage and knowledge specialisation, the political order of the Mamluk sultanate, the Zawawi presence in Ayyubid and Mamluk times, legal change and economic growth, Islamic philosophy, and the Islamization of Egypt and Syria. All contributions lead to a better and more sophisticated understanding of the Mamluk society.The contributors of this volume are fellows of the Annemarie Schimmel Research College History and Society of the Mamluk Era at the University of Bonn. They present their research produced at the College in the last two years.

Professor Dr Uwe Baumann teaches English / American Studies: literary and cultural studies at the University of Bonn.

Dr. Thomas Becker is head of the archive of the University of Bonn and lecturer at the Institute for History, Department for Rhineland History.

Dr Abdelkader Al Ghouz studied Islamic studies, translation and political science. He completed his Ph.D. in Near and Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Bonn. Since October 2016, he has been the academic coordinator for the Annemarie Schimmel Kolleg Centre for Advanced Studies. His research focuses on Mamluk history, Islamic philosophy, theology, and contemporary Arabic thought.

Prof Dr Stephan Conermann teaches the History of the Islamicate World at the Institute of Oriental and Asian Studies, University of Bonn.