Mamluk history through architecture : monuments, culture and politics in medieval Egypt and Syria

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Mamluk history through architecture : monuments, culture and politics in medieval Egypt and Syria

Nasser Rabbat

(Library of Middle East history, v. 21)

I.B. Tauris, 2010

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 238-251) and index

内容説明・目次

内容説明

The most enduring testament to the Mamluk Sultanate is its architecture. Not only do Mamluk buildings embody one of the most outstanding medieval architectural traditions, Mamluk architecture is actually a key to the social history of the period. Analysing Mamluk constructions as a form of communication and documentation as well as a cultural index, "Mamluk History Through Architecture" shows how the buildings mirror the complex - and historically unique - military, political, social and financial structures of Mamluk society. With this original and authoritative study, Nasser Rabbat offers an innovative approach to the history of the Mamluks - through readings of the spectacular architecture of the period. Drawing on examples from throughout both Egypt and Syria, from the Citadel and Al-Azhar Mosque of Cairo to the Mausoleum of al-Zahir Baybars in Damascus, Rabbat demonstrates how Mamluk architecture served to reinforce visually the spirit of the counter-Crusade, when the Muslim world rebounded from the setbacks of the First Crusade. Both holistically and in case studies, Rabbat demonstrates how history is inscribed into and reflected by a culture's artefacts. This is a groundbreaking work in the study of architecture and social history in the Middle East and beyond.

目次

Introduction Part A- Critiquing Mamluk Sources Chapter 1. The Changing Concept of Mamluk in the Mamluk Sultanate in Egypt and Syria Chapter 2. Representing the Mamluks in Mamluk Historical Writing Chapter 3. Perception of Architecture in Mamluk Sources Chapter 4. Architects and Artists in Mamluk Society: The Perspective of the Sources Part B- Architecture as History Chapter 5. The Mosaics of the Qubba al-Zahiriyya in Damascus: A Classical Syrian Medium Acquires a Mamluk Signature Chapter 6. The Militarisation of Taste in Medieval Bilad al-Sham Chapter 7. Al-Azhar Mosque: An Architectural Chronicle of Cairo's History Part C- Architecture and Language Chapter 8. Documenting Buildings in the Waqf System Chapter 9. The Iwans of the Madrasa of Sultan Hasan Chapter 10. Qasr: An agent of Monumentality in Mamluk Architecture Chapter 11. Mamluk Throne Halls: Qubba or Iwan Part D- Architecture as Cultural Index Chapter 12. Writing the History of Islamic Architecture in Cairo Chapter 13. The Ideological Significance of the Dar al-'Adl in the Medieval Islamic Orient Chapter 14. 'Ajib and Gharib: Artistic Perception in Medieval Arabic Sources Chapter 15. The Formation of the Neo-Mamluk Style in Modern Egypt

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