The Abbasid Caliphate of Cairo, 1261-1517: Out of the Shadows by Mustafa Baniste

Description: The Abbasid Caliphate of Cairo, 1261-1517 by Mustafa Banister Mustafa Banister presents a thorough investigation of a forgotten dynasty: the Cairene descendants of the Abbasid family. He uncovers the public and private lives of the 18 men invested as caliphs during the period of Mamluk rule in Egypt and Syria (12501517) and reveals a nuanced understanding of the Abbasid Caliphate. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Mustafa Banister presents a thorough investigation of a forgotten dynasty: the Cairene descendants of the Abbasid family. He uncovers the public and private lives of the 18 men invested as caliphs during the period of Mamluk rule in Egypt and Syria (12501517) and reveals a nuanced understanding of the Abbasid Caliphate according to elite members of Syro-Egyptian society. In doing so, he addresses the function of the caliph and his office amidst the breakdown and recreation of each new socio-political order of the sultanate. Back Cover Explores and analyses the Abbasid Caliphate as it was re-imagined in late medieval CairoThis book presents a thorough investigation of a forgotten dynasty: the Cairene descendants of the Abbasid family. It uncovers the public and private lives of the eighteen men invested as caliphs during the period of Mamluk rule in Egypt and Syria (1250-1517) and reveals a nuanced understanding of the Abbasid Caliphate according to elite members of Syro-Egyptian society. In doing so, it addresses the function of the caliph and his office amidst the breakdown and recreation of each new socio-political order of the sultanate. The uniquely Cairene context of the idea and institution of the caliphate is examined, including the ways in which it was socially and textually performed in the late medieval sultanate of Cairo.Key Features? Provides the first and only complete historical treatment of the Abbasid dynasty in late medieval Cairo? Presents different types of source material - jurisprudential, historiographical and documentary - which speak about topics in turn, resulting in a highly nuanced image of the Abbasid Caliphate of Cairo? Includes multiple passages of previously unpublished material in translation including biographical literature, investiture documents and epigraphical evidence? Explores a variety of textual dimensions of the Abbasid Caliphate of Cairo based on narrative, prescriptive and documentary sourcesMustafa Banister is a post-doctoral researcher at Ghent University, Belgium Flap Explores and analyses the Abbasid Caliphate as it was re-imagined in late medieval CairoThis book presents a thorough investigation of a forgotten dynasty: the Cairene descendants of the Abbasid family. It uncovers the public and private lives of the eighteen men invested as caliphs during the period of Mamluk rule in Egypt and Syria (1250-1517) and reveals a nuanced understanding of the Abbasid Caliphate according to elite members of Syro-Egyptian society. In doing so, it addresses the function of the caliph and his office amidst the breakdown and recreation of each new socio-political order of the sultanate.The uniquely Cairene context of the idea and institution of the caliphate is examined, including the ways in which it was socially and textually performed in the late medieval sultanate of Cairo.Key Features Provides the first and only complete historical treatment of the Abbasid dynasty in late medieval Cairo Presents different types of source material - jurisprudential, historiographical and documentary - which speak about topics in turn, resulting in a highly nuanced image of the Abbasid Caliphate of Cairo Includes multiple passages of previously unpublished material in translation including biographical literature, investiture documents and epigraphical evidence Explores a variety of textual dimensions of the Abbasid Caliphate of Cairo based on narrative, prescriptive and documentary sourcesMustafa Banister is a post-doctoral researcher at Ghent University, Belgium Author Biography Mustafa Banister is a post-doctoral researcher in Arabic Historiography at Ghent University, Belgium. He obtained a Ph.D. in Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations from the University of Toronto in 2015 and then spent several years as a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Bonn and Ghent University. Banister has published articles in the Maml?k Studies Review and a chapter in Knowledge and Education in Classical Islam edited by Sebastian G nther (Brill, 2020). His current research focuses on the historiographical writing of the Syro-Egyptian litterateur A?mad ibn Arabsh?h (d. 1450). Table of Contents List of Figures, Maps, and Genealogical Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: A History of the Abbasid Caliphate of Cairo; 1. The Origins and Establishment of the Abbasid Caliphs in Cairo (659-701/1261-1302); 2. The Qalawunids and the Caliphate (701-63/1301-63); 3. Flirtations with Power and Political Intrigue (763-815/1362-1412); 4. Containing and Maintaining the Caliphate (815-903/1412-1497); 5. The Last Abbasids of Cairo (903-22/1497-1517); Part II: Legal, Historiographical, and Chancery Dimensions of the Abbasid Caliphate of Cairo; 6. Normative Perspectives on the Caliphate of Cairo: Jurisprudential, Advice, and Courtly Literature; 7. The Cairo Caliphate in Medieval Arabic Historiographical Literature; 8. Caliphal Investiture Documents and the Ideality of a Cairo Caliphate; 9. Beyond the Throne of the Caliphate: Analyzing Caliphal Documents; Conclusion; 10. Re-constructing a Nuanced Caliphate; Works Cited; Index. Review "Mustafa Banisters masterful study captures the tensions between an institution of lofty stature in the medieval Islamic world with the reality of its minimal influence in the political hierarchy of the Mamluk Sultanate in Cairo that gave it a new lease on life. Banisters monograph is the definitive treatment of a critical topic that, to date, has been discussed tangentially." -Carl F. Petry, Northwestern University Review Quote Mustafa Banisters masterful study captures the tensions between an institution of lofty stature in the medieval Islamic world with the reality of its minimal influence in the political hierarchy of the Mamluk Sultanate in Cairo that gave it a new lease on life. Banisters monograph is the definitive treatment of a critical topic that, to date, has been discussed tangentially. Promotional "Headline" Explores and analyses the Abbasid Caliphate as it was re-imagined in late medieval Cairo Description for Reader Explores and analyses the Abbasid Caliphate as it was re-imagined in late medieval Cairo Presents different types of source material - jurisprudential, historiographical and documentary - which speak about topics in turn, resulting in a highly nuanced image of the Abbasid Caliphate of Cairo Includes multiple passages of previously unpublished material in translation including biographical literature, investiture documents and epigraphical evidence Explores a variety of textual dimensions of the Abbasid Caliphate of Cairo based on narrative, prescriptive and documentary sources Mustafa Banister presents a thorough investigation of a forgotten dynasty: the Cairene descendants of the Abbasid family. He uncovers the public and private lives of the 18 men invested as caliphs during the period of Mamluk rule in Egypt and Syria (1250-1517) and reveals a nuanced understanding of the Abbasid Caliphate according to elite members of Syro-Egyptian society. In doing so, he addresses the function of the caliph and his office amidst the breakdown and recreation of each new socio-political order of the sultanate. Banister examines the uniquely Cairene context of the idea and institution of the caliphate, including how it was socially and textually performed in the late medieval sultanate of Cairo. Feature Presents different types of source material - jurisprudential, historiographical and documentary - which speak about topics in turn, resulting in a highly nuanced image of the Abbasid Caliphate of Cairo Includes multiple passages of previously unpublished material in translation including biographical literature, investiture documents and epigraphical evidence Explores a variety of textual dimensions of the Abbasid Caliphate of Cairo based on narrative, prescriptive and documentary sources Description for Sales People Provides the first and only complete historical treatment of the Abbasid dynasty in late medieval Cairo Presents different types of source material - jurisprudential, historiographical and documentary - which speak about topics in turn, resulting in a highly nuanced image of the Abbasid Caliphate of Cairo Includes multiple passages of previously unpublished material in translation including biographical literature, investiture documents and epigraphical evidence Explores a variety of textual dimensions of the Abbasid Caliphate of Cairo based on narrative, prescriptive and documentary sources Description for Teachers/Educators Pre-Modern Islamic History; The History of the Caliphate; The Abbasid Dynasty; The Mamluk Sultanate; Medieval Egypt; Medieval Islamic History; The Pre-Modern Middle East. Details ISBN1474453376 Publisher Edinburgh University Press ISBN-10 1474453376 ISBN-13 9781474453370 Format Paperback Pages 504 Series Edinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and Culture Imprint Edinburgh University Press Place of Publication Edinburgh Country of Publication United Kingdom NZ Release Date 2022-11-30 Illustrations 10 B/W illustrations 3 B/W tables Author Mustafa Banister Subtitle Out of the Shadows Year 2023 Publication Date 2023-01-10 UK Release Date 2023-01-10 DEWEY 962.024 Audience Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly AU Release Date 2023-04-18 Alternative 9781474453363 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:139582314;

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