158 Pages

Towards a cultural history of the Mamluk era

Table Of Contents

Part One Religious Communities and their Interaction

Christian-Muslim Misunderstanding in the Fourteenth Century: The Correspondence between Christians in Cyprus and Muslims in Damascus David Thomas

Christian Martyrs in Tripoli in the Mamluk Era Ray Mouawwad

Part Two Fields of Cultural Production: Arts

Writings on the Wall: Mamluk Monuments of Tripoli Howayda Al-Harithy

Part Three Fields of Cultural Production: Historical Literature

The Chronicle of Ibn lyās as a Source for Social and Cultural History from below Axel Havemann

Part Four Fileds of Cultural Production: Science

"Gathering the Stars": Sscientific Activities During Mamluk Times George Saliba

Part Five Cultural Contexts Of Political Practice and Social Relations

Legends against Arbitrary Abuse: The Relationship between the Mamluk Military Elite and their Arab Subjects Albrecht Fuess