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From Cairo to Jerusalem and Beyond
Studies of the Later Islamic Middle Period in Honor of Linda Stevens Northrup
Series: - Islamic History and Civilization, Volume: 228
From Cairo to Jerusalem and Beyond is a collection of essays dedicated to the esteemed Middle East historian Linda S. Northrup. It presents thirteen original contributions organized into four sections, authored by international scholars from diverse fields such as pre-modern history, architecture, and Middle Eastern studies. These contributions delve into areas of historical research that Linda Northrup has engaged with throughout her career. The first section examines Crusader-era historiography, the second focuses on the "Mamlūk" period, the third explores late medieval medical science, and the fourth investigates urban history and material culture. In essence, From Cairo to Jerusalem offers a significant scholarly contribution to the understanding of late medieval Islamic societies, spanning from the Crusades to the early sixteenth century.
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Mustafa Banister, Ph.D. (2015), University of Toronto, is Assistant Professor of Middle East history at Utah State University. From 2018 to 2021, he was a postdoctoral researcher on the âThe Mamlukisation of the Mamluk Sultanate IIâ project at Ghent University. He has published a monograph entitled The Abbasid Caliphate of Cairo, 1261-1517: Out of the Shadows (Edinburgh, 2021). His current research focuses on Muslim kingship in the historical writings of Ibn Ê¿ArabshÄh (d. 1450).
Fadi Ragheb served as Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, at the University of Toronto, where he taught courses in Arabic and Islamic history. He has published studies on Islamic Jerusalem, Saladin, and the Crusades. His current research focuses on the Faá¸Äʾil al-Quds, Islamic pilgrimage to MamlÅ«k Jerusalem, and Muslim-Crusader relations. He completed a B.A. at McGill University, and completed his M.A. and Ph.D. at the Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations Department, University of Toronto.
Fadi Ragheb served as Assistant Professor, Teaching Stream, at the University of Toronto, where he taught courses in Arabic and Islamic history. He has published studies on Islamic Jerusalem, Saladin, and the Crusades. His current research focuses on the Faá¸Äʾil al-Quds, Islamic pilgrimage to MamlÅ«k Jerusalem, and Muslim-Crusader relations. He completed a B.A. at McGill University, and completed his M.A. and Ph.D. at the Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations Department, University of Toronto.
Acknowledgments
List of Figures
Notes on Transliteration and Style
Abbreviations
Notes on Contributors
Professor Linda S. Northrup: A Short Biographical Sketch
âAmar S. Baadj
Bibliography of Linda S. Northrupâs Works
Introduction
âMustafa Banister and Fadi Ragheb
1 âNo People Will Prosper Who Appoint a Woman to Rule over Themâ: Women and Government in Muslim Sources for the Crusading Period
âNiall Christie
2 The Early Military Experience of Ê¿ImÄd al-DÄ«n Zengi against the Franks in Syria: A Study in the Arabic Chronicles of the Crusades
âFadi Ragheb
3 The Second Crusadeâs Siege of Damascus and the Ruin of al-FarÄdÄ«s
âDavid Nicolle
4 Ibn al-Athīr the Chronicler and His Social Network
âBogdan C. Smarandache
5 Mamlūk Siege Warfare against the Franks in Syria: Some General Considerations
âReuven Amitai
6 Maqriziana XVII: Al-MaqrÄ«zÄ«, Ibn Ḥajar, and the Man Who Pretended to Be the SufyÄnÄ«: An Insight into Source Criticism in the Late MamlÅ«k Period
âFrédéric Bauden
7 The Politics of the Ḥajj: From Transregional Competition to Dynastic Strategies in Early to Mid Ninth-/Fifteenth-Century Cairo
âMalika Dekkiche and Jo Van Steenbergen
8 A Custody Dispute between a ḤabashÄ« Slave and Her Jewish Owner as Reported in 928/1522 by Ibn IyÄs, the Chronicler of the Late MamlÅ«k Period and Early Ottoman Occupation
âCarl F. Petry
9 Medical Discussions on Lovesickness (Ê¿Ishq) during the Postclassical Period
âNahyan Fancy
10 Dietary Warnings and Commandments in the Medical Discourse of the Mamlūk Near East (7th/13th to 10th/16th Centuries): Journey of a Concept
âPaulina B. Lewicka
11 Making Syria Mamlūk: The Case of Damascus
âNasser Rabbat
12 Keeping up with the Ê¿AbbÄsids: Toward an Economic and Urban Spatial History of the Cairo Caliphate (659â923/1261â1517)
âMustafa Banister
13 Examples of Mamlūk-Inscribed Salvers from Ethiopian Churches
âMichael Gervers and Noha Abou Khatwa
Index
List of Figures
Notes on Transliteration and Style
Abbreviations
Notes on Contributors
Professor Linda S. Northrup: A Short Biographical Sketch
âAmar S. Baadj
Bibliography of Linda S. Northrupâs Works
Introduction
âMustafa Banister and Fadi Ragheb
Part 1 History and Historiography in the Crusading and Ayyūbid Periods (Sixth/Twelfth and Seventh/Thirteenth Centuries)
1 âNo People Will Prosper Who Appoint a Woman to Rule over Themâ: Women and Government in Muslim Sources for the Crusading Period
âNiall Christie
2 The Early Military Experience of Ê¿ImÄd al-DÄ«n Zengi against the Franks in Syria: A Study in the Arabic Chronicles of the Crusades
âFadi Ragheb
3 The Second Crusadeâs Siege of Damascus and the Ruin of al-FarÄdÄ«s
âDavid Nicolle
4 Ibn al-Athīr the Chronicler and His Social Network
âBogdan C. Smarandache
Part 2 History and Historiography of the âMamlÅ«kâ Sultanate of Cairo (Late Seventh/Thirteenth to Early Tenth/Sixteenth Centuries)
5 Mamlūk Siege Warfare against the Franks in Syria: Some General Considerations
âReuven Amitai
6 Maqriziana XVII: Al-MaqrÄ«zÄ«, Ibn Ḥajar, and the Man Who Pretended to Be the SufyÄnÄ«: An Insight into Source Criticism in the Late MamlÅ«k Period
âFrédéric Bauden
7 The Politics of the Ḥajj: From Transregional Competition to Dynastic Strategies in Early to Mid Ninth-/Fifteenth-Century Cairo
âMalika Dekkiche and Jo Van Steenbergen
8 A Custody Dispute between a ḤabashÄ« Slave and Her Jewish Owner as Reported in 928/1522 by Ibn IyÄs, the Chronicler of the Late MamlÅ«k Period and Early Ottoman Occupation
âCarl F. Petry
Part 3 Late Medieval Islamic Science, Medicine, and Philosophy
9 Medical Discussions on Lovesickness (Ê¿Ishq) during the Postclassical Period
âNahyan Fancy
10 Dietary Warnings and Commandments in the Medical Discourse of the Mamlūk Near East (7th/13th to 10th/16th Centuries): Journey of a Concept
âPaulina B. Lewicka
Part 4 Urban History and Material Culture
11 Making Syria Mamlūk: The Case of Damascus
âNasser Rabbat
12 Keeping up with the Ê¿AbbÄsids: Toward an Economic and Urban Spatial History of the Cairo Caliphate (659â923/1261â1517)
âMustafa Banister
13 Examples of Mamlūk-Inscribed Salvers from Ethiopian Churches
âMichael Gervers and Noha Abou Khatwa
Index
The book will appeal to scholars and students of medieval Islam. Some chapters are suitable for undergraduates studying world history. The book will interest researchers in Crusades history and Mamlūk studies.