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Egypt and Syria under Mamluk Rule
Political, Social and Cultural Aspects
Series: - Islamic History and Civilization, Volume: 181
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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 J. Borsch, Joseph Drory, Kurt Franz, Yehosua Frenkel, Daisuke Igarashi, Yaacov Lev, Amalia Levanoni, Li Guo, Carl F. Petry, Jo Van Steenbergen, Koby Yosef.
With contributions by Frédéric Bauden, Stuart J. Borsch, Joseph Drory, Kurt Franz, Yehosua Frenkel, Daisuke Igarashi, Yaacov Lev, Amalia Levanoni, Li Guo, Carl F. Petry, Jo Van Steenbergen, Koby Yosef.
Amalia Levanoni (Ph.D. Hebrew University, 1990) is Professor Emerita of Medieval Islamic History at Haifa University. She served as Chair of the Department of Middle Eastern History at the University of Haifa from 2004-2007 and as President of the Middle East and Islamic Studies Association of Israel from 2014-2016. Her research focuses on the political and material culture of Mamluk Egypt and Syria, 1250-1517. She is the author of The Mamluk Ascendancy to Power in Egypt (Haifa, 1987), A Turning Point in Mamluk History, The Third Reign of al-NÄá¹£ir Muḥammad Ibn QalÄwÅ«n (1310-1341) (Leiden, 1995) and co-editor (with Michael Winter) of The Mamluks in Egyptian and Syrian Politics and Society(Leiden, 2004). She published numerous articles and chapters in edited volumes and journals, such as Studia Islamica, the /i>International Journal of Middle East Studies, Der Islam, Mamluk Studies Review and Arabica and is responsible for many entries in encyclopedias.
Preface
List of Figures
Abbreviations
Notes on Contributors
Introduction
1 Protest Songs from the Streets of Mamluk Cities
âLi Gou
2 Travails of Prohibition: Suppression of Alcohol Use in the Mamluk Sultanate
âCarl F. Petry
3 Europeans and Ottomans in the Mamluk Sultanate: Notes on Terminology and Sources
âYaacov Lev
4 The Names of the MamlÅ«ks: Ethnic Groups and Ethnic Solidarity in the Mamluk Sultanate (648â922/1250â1517)
âKoby Yosef
5 Nomen Est Omen: David Ayalon, the Mamluk Sultanate, and the Reign of the Turks
âJo Van Steenbergen
6 A High Officer and His Reward: The Public Activity of a Commander of the Sultanâs Arms Depot in the Early Fourteenth Century
âJoseph Drory
7 IkhwÄniyyÄt Letters in the Mamluk Period: A Document (Muá¹ÄlaÊ¿a) Issued by al-Muʾayyad Shaykhâs Chancery and a Contribution to Mamluk Diplomatics
âFrédéric Bauden
8 Grain, Textiles, and Demand Elasticity in Late Mamluk Egypt: A Preliminary Sketch
âStuart Borsch
9 The Management of Water in Fourteenth-Century Damascus
âYehoshua Frenkel
10 Urban Water Management in the Medieval Middle East: The Case of Mamluk Cairo
âAmalia Levanoni
11 Waqf as a Means of Securing Financial Assets: The âSelf-Benefiting Waqfâ in Mamluk Egypt and Syria
âDaisuke Igarashi
12 Handlist of Stations of the Ayyubid and Mamluk Communication Systems
âKurt Franz
Index
List of Figures
Abbreviations
Notes on Contributors
Introduction
Part 1 Public Space
1 Protest Songs from the Streets of Mamluk Cities
âLi Gou
2 Travails of Prohibition: Suppression of Alcohol Use in the Mamluk Sultanate
âCarl F. Petry
3 Europeans and Ottomans in the Mamluk Sultanate: Notes on Terminology and Sources
âYaacov Lev
Part 2 Political Culture
4 The Names of the MamlÅ«ks: Ethnic Groups and Ethnic Solidarity in the Mamluk Sultanate (648â922/1250â1517)
âKoby Yosef
5 Nomen Est Omen: David Ayalon, the Mamluk Sultanate, and the Reign of the Turks
âJo Van Steenbergen
6 A High Officer and His Reward: The Public Activity of a Commander of the Sultanâs Arms Depot in the Early Fourteenth Century
âJoseph Drory
Part 3 Archival Literature
7 IkhwÄniyyÄt Letters in the Mamluk Period: A Document (Muá¹ÄlaÊ¿a) Issued by al-Muʾayyad Shaykhâs Chancery and a Contribution to Mamluk Diplomatics
âFrédéric Bauden
Part 4 Economy of Infrastructures
8 Grain, Textiles, and Demand Elasticity in Late Mamluk Egypt: A Preliminary Sketch
âStuart Borsch
9 The Management of Water in Fourteenth-Century Damascus
âYehoshua Frenkel
10 Urban Water Management in the Medieval Middle East: The Case of Mamluk Cairo
âAmalia Levanoni
11 Waqf as a Means of Securing Financial Assets: The âSelf-Benefiting Waqfâ in Mamluk Egypt and Syria
âDaisuke Igarashi
Part 5 Communication Systems
12 Handlist of Stations of the Ayyubid and Mamluk Communication Systems
âKurt Franz
Index
This volume will be of prime value to scholars of Mamluk history and medieval Islam, but should interest anyone interested in learning more about Islamic history and culture.