History and Society during the Mamluk Period (1250-1517): Studies of the Annemarie Schimmel Institute for Advanced Study II (Mamluk Studies)

English summary: 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. German description: Ziel dieses Bandes ist, neue Akzente in der Mamlukenforschung zu setzen. Die Beitrage beruhren eine Reihe spannender Themen: Heirat, Ehe und Scheidung, narrative Strategien in den Biogrammen hanbalitischer Richter, Wissensvermittlung, die zeitgenossische politische Ordnung, Wirtschaftswachstum, islamische Philosophie, die Prasenz der Zawawi-Gruppen in der Ayyubiden- und Mamlukenzeit sowie die Islamisierung von Agypten und Syrien. Alle Beitrage tragen dazu bei, zu einem besseren, differenzierten Verstandnis der Mamlukenzeit zu gelangen.Die Autorinnen und Autoren dieses Bandes, Fellows des Bonner Annemarie Schimmel Kollegs History and Society of the Mamluk Era, prasentieren in diesem Band die Ergebnisse ihrer am Kolleg durchgefuhrten Forschungen.

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