The Mongol Empire between myth and reality : studies in anthropological history
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The Mongol Empire between myth and reality : studies in anthropological history
（Iran studies, v. 11）
Brill, c2015
- : hbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [331]-372) and index
Contents of Works
- Mythico-legendary figures and history between east and west
- The Mongols and the legend of Prester John
- The historiographical works of Barhebraeus on the Mongol period
- The historical taqwīm in Muslim east
- Shamanism and Islam in Central Asia: two antinomic religious universes?
- The transformation of a myth of origins, Genghis Khan and Timur
- Mongol law versus Islamic law : myth and reality
- From "non-negotiation" to an abortive alliance: thoughts on the diplomatic exchanges between the Mongols and the Latin west
- Hülegü's letters to the last Ayyubid ruler of Syria : the construction of a model
- Legitimizing a low-born, regicide monarch : Baybars and the Ilkhans
- The written and the spoken word : Baybars and the Caliphal investiture ceremonies in Cairo
- Ghazan Khan's invasion of Syria : polemics on his conversion to Islam and the Christian troops in his army
- A religious response to Ghazan Khan's invasions of Syria : the three "anti-Mongol" fatwās of Ibn Taymiyya
- Epilogue : the Mongol empire after Genghis Khan
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In The Mongol Empire between Myth and Reality, Denise Aigle presents the Mongol empire as a moment of contact between political ideologies, religions, cultures and languages, and, in terms of reciprocal representations, between the Far East, the Muslim East, and the Latin West. The first part is devoted to "The memoria of the Mongols in historical and literary sources" in which she examines how the Mongol rulers were perceived by the peoples with whom they were in contact. In "Shamanism and Islam" she studies the perception of shamanism by Muslim authors and their attempts to integrate Genghis Khan and his successors into an Islamic framework. The last sections deal with geopolitical questions involving the Ilkhans, the Mamluks, and the Latin West. Genghis Khan's successors claimed the protection of "Eternal Heaven" to justify their conquests even after their Islamization.
Table of Contents
Contents
List of illustrations
List of maps
List of dynastic tables
Acknowledgments
Notes on transliteration
List of abbreviations
Introduction
THE MEMORIA OF THE MONGOLS IN HISTORICAL AND LITERARY SOURCES
Chapter One. Mythico-legendary figures and history between East and West
Chapter Two. The Mongols and the legend of Prester John
Chapter Three. The historiographical works of Barhebreaus on the Mongol period
Chapter Four. The historical taqwim in Muslim East
SHAMANISM AND ISLAM
Chapter Five. Shamanism and Islam in Central Asia. Two antinomic religious universes?
Chapter Six. The transformation of a myth of origins, Genghis Khan and Timur
Chapter Seven. Mongol law versus Islamic law. Myth and reality
CONQUERING THE WORLD PROTECTED BY THE TENGGERI
Chapter Eight. From 'non-negociation' to an abortive alliance. Thoughts on the diplomatic exchanges between the Mongols and the Latin West
Chapter Nine. Hulegu's letters to the last Ayyubid ruler of Syria. The construction of a model
MAMLUKS AND ILKHANS. THE QUEST OF LEGITIMACY
Chapter Ten. Legitimizing a regicide monarch. Baybars and the Ilkhans
Chapter Eleven. The written and the spoken word. Baybars and the caliphal investiture ceremonies in Cairo
Chapter Twelve. The Ghazan Khan's invasion of Syria. Polemics on his conversion to Islam and the Christian troops in his army
Chapter Thirteen. A religious response to Ghazan Khan's invasion of Syria. The three 'anti-Mongol' fatwas of Ibn Taymiyya
Epilogue. The Mongol empire after Genghis Khan
Maps
Genealogical Tables
Bibliography
Index
Illustrations
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