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

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Availability:In StockContributor:Mustafa BanisterSeries:Edinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and CulturePublish date:2023-01-10Pages:504
Language:EnglishPublisher:Edinburgh University PressISBN-13:9781474453370ISBN-10:1474453376UPC:9781474453370Book Category:History, ReligionBook Subcategory:Middle East, Europe, IslamBook Topic:Egypt (see also Ancient, Medieval, HistorySize:9.21 x 6.14 x 1.02 inchesWeight:1.5521Product ID:SC9M54NQDR

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

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...
Series: Edinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and Culture
Language:EnglishPublisher:Edinburgh University PressISBN-13:9781474453370ISBN-10:1474453376UPC:9781474453370Book Category:History, ReligionBook Subcategory:Middle East, Europe, IslamBook Topic:Egypt (see also Ancient, Medieval, HistorySize:9.21 x 6.14 x 1.02 inchesWeight:1.5521Product ID:SC9M54NQDR

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 Mamlūk Studies Review and a chapter in Knowledge and...

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

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