Writing History in the Medieval Islamic World 9781786726056, 9781784537302, 9781786736116

Writing History in the Medieval Islamic World: The Value of Chronicles as Archives 9781784537302, 9781788318532, 9781786736116

In two centuries of rule over Egypt and North Africa (969–1171CE), the Isma‘ili Fatimids threatened Sunni hegemony in th

197 67 7MB Read more

Violence and the Writing of History in the Medieval Francophone World 1843843374, 9781843843375

An examination of medieval historican writings through the prism of violence. The concept of medieval historiography as

175 47 3MB Read more

Medieval Cuisine of the Islamic World: A Concise History with 174 Recipes 9780520932906, 9780520261747

Vinegar and sugar, dried fruit, rose water, spices from India and China, sweet wine made from raisins and dates—these ar

102 48 563KB Read more

The History of the Medieval World 9780393059755

666 71 8MB Read more

Sea of the Caliphs: The Mediterranean in the Medieval Islamic World 9780674982666

Christophe Picard recounts the adventures of Muslim sailors who competed with Greek and Latin seamen for control of the

131 73 10MB Read more

Maimonides and the Merchants: Jewish Law and Society in the Medieval Islamic World 9780812294002

In Maimonides and the Merchants, Mark R. Cohen reveals the extent of pragmatic revisions to the halakha, or body of Jewi

115 64 3MB Read more

Violent Order: Religious Warfare, Chivalry, and the Ayyar Phenomenon in the Medieval Islamic World 3899135539, 9783899135534

Die Reihe Istanbuler Texte und Studien (ITS) ist eine Buchreihe des Orient-Instituts Istanbul. Das Institut ist ein turk

481 98 8MB Read more

Roma in the Medieval Islamic World: Literacy, Culture, and Migration 9781784537319, 9780755635788, 9780755635795, 1784537314

Winner of the 2022 Dan David Prize for outstanding scholarship that illuminates the past and seeks to anchor public disc

108 57 Read more

Medieval Islamic Sectarianism 9781641890830

This book asks readers to re-examine their view of the Islamic world and the development of sectarianism in the Middle E

139 60 2MB Read more

Medieval Marvels and Fictions in the Latin West and Islamic World 9780226819761

A cross-cultural study of magical phenomena in the Middle Ages. Marvels like enchanted rings and sorcerers’ stones were

148 36 2MB Read more