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Eunuchs, Caliphs and Sultans

Author : David Ayalon
Publisher : Hebrew University Magnes Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eunuchs, Caliphs and Sultans written by David Ayalon and published by Hebrew University Magnes Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book covers a period from the beginning of Islam, up to the beginning of the sixteenth century, and deals mainly with the eunuchs in the major centres of Islam in the East (Umayyads, 'Abbasids, Seljuks, Zengids, Ayyubids and Mamluks and to some extent, the Fatimids of Egypt). It is not a history of the eunuchs in that wide area but rather is mainly concerned with the power accumulated by the eunuchs, military, socially and even economically (especially as trustees of financial affairs and property). The ultimate aim of the study is to being out the close ties connecting it to the harem, the eunuchs and the Mamlkus. In all of these three areas, the dominant element had been slaves (Islamised and often enfranchised) who were imported beyond the lands of Islam. The eunuchs were usually the upbringers of the young Mamlkus and quite often their commanders. The Mamlkus themselves, in various and changing forms, constituted the mainstay of Islam to the harem, the eunuchs and the Mamluks. In all of these three areas, the dominant element had been slaves (Islamised and often enfranchised) who were imported beyond the lands of Islam. The eunuchs were usually the upbringers of the young Mamluks and quite often their commanders. The Mamluks themselves, in various and changing forms, constituted the mainstay of Islams military might through the greatest part of its existence. Other subjects discusses are castrations, the eunuchs prices, and their so-called sexual life, romances as a well as their marriages.

Caliphs and Sultans

Author : Sylvanus Charles Thorp Hanley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book Caliphs and Sultans written by Sylvanus Charles Thorp Hanley and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Chief Eunuch of the Ottoman Harem

Author : Jane Hathaway
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108572332
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book The Chief Eunuch of the Ottoman Harem written by Jane Hathaway and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-08-30 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eunuchs were a common feature of pre- and early modern societies that are now poorly understood. Here, Jane Hathaway offers an in-depth study of the chief of the African eunuchs who guarded the harem of the Ottoman Empire. A wide range of primary sources are used to analyze the Chief Eunuch's origins in East Africa and his political, economic, and religious role from the inception of his office in the late sixteenth century through the dismantling of the palace harem in the early twentieth century. Hathaway highlights the origins of the institution and how the role of eunuchs developed in East Africa, as well as exploring the Chief Eunuch's connections to Egypt and Medina. By tracing the evolution of the office, we see how the Chief Eunuch's functions changed in response to transformations in Ottoman society, from the generalized crisis of the seventeenth century to the westernizing reforms of the nineteenth century.

Caliphs and Sultans

Author : Sylvanus Charles Thorp Hanley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Caliphs and Sultans written by Sylvanus Charles Thorp Hanley and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Chief Eunuch of the Ottoman Harem

Author : Jane Hathaway
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107108292
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (71 download)

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Book Synopsis The Chief Eunuch of the Ottoman Harem by : Jane Hathaway

Download or read book The Chief Eunuch of the Ottoman Harem written by Jane Hathaway and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-08-30 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the chief of the African eunuchs who guarded the sultan's harem in Istanbul under the Ottoman Empire.

Islamicate Sexualities

Author : Kathryn Babayan
Publisher : Harvard CMES
ISBN 13 : 9780674032040
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Islamicate Sexualities written by Kathryn Babayan and published by Harvard CMES. This book was released on 2008 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This anthology explores different genealogies of sexuality and questions some of the theoretical emphases and epistemic assumptions affecting current histories of sexuality.

Unfree Lives

Author : Magdalena Moorthy Kloss
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004693785
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Unfree Lives written by Magdalena Moorthy Kloss and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2024-08-29 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unfree Lives illuminates Yemen’s forgotten history of slavery, as well as the transregional dimensions of slave trading in the Red Sea and wider Indian Ocean world. By analyzing Arabic narrative and administrative sources, Magdalena Moorthy Kloss reconstructs the lives of women and men who were trafficked to Yemen as children and then placed in various subaltern positions — from domestic servant to royal concubine, from quarryman to army commander. In this first in-depth study of unfree lives in Yemen, Moorthy Kloss argues that slaves and former slaves made significant contributions to social, economic and political processes in the medieval period. She highlights the gendered nature of slavery through a nuanced examination of the social identities of eunuchs and concubines. Unfree Lives also includes detailed information on slave trading between the Horn of Africa and Yemen in the 13th century, as well as an account of the little-known Najahid dynasty that was founded by Ethiopian slaves.

Castration and Culture in the Middle Ages

Author : Larissa Tracy
Publisher : DS Brewer
ISBN 13 : 184384351X
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book Castration and Culture in the Middle Ages written by Larissa Tracy and published by DS Brewer. This book was released on 2013 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essays exploring medieval castration, as reflected in archaeology, law, historical record, and literary motifs. Castration and castrati have always been facets of western culture, from myth and legend to law and theology, from eunuchs guarding harems to the seventeenth- and eighteenth-century castrati singers. Metaphoric castration pervadesa number of medieval literary genres, particularly the Old French fabliaux - exchanges of power predicated upon the exchange or absence of sexual desire signified by genitalia - but the plain, literal act of castration and its implications are often overlooked. This collection explores this often taboo subject and its implications for cultural mores and custom in Western Europe, seeking to demystify and demythologize castration. Its subjects includearchaeological studies of eunuchs; historical accounts of castration in trials of combat; the mutilation of political rivals in medieval Wales; Anglo-Saxon and Frisian legal and literary examples of castration as punishment; castration as comedy in the Old French fabliaux; the prohibition against genital mutilation in hagiography; and early-modern anxieties about punitive castration enacted on the Elizabethan stage. The introduction reflects on these topics in the context of arguably the most well-known victim of castration in the middle ages, Abelard. LARISSA TRACY is Associate Professor of Medieval Literature at Longwood University. Contributors: Larissa Tracy, Kathryn Reusch, Shaun Tougher, Jack Collins, Rolf H. Bremmer Jr, Jay Paul Gates, Charlene M. Eska, Mary A. Valante, Anthony Adams, Mary E. Leech, Jed Chandler, Ellen Lorraine Friedrich, Robert L.A. Clark, Karin Sellberg, LenaWånggren

Possessed by the Right Hand

Author : Bernard K. Freamon
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004398791
Total Pages : 586 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Possessed by the Right Hand written by Bernard K. Freamon and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2019-05-20 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Possessed by the Right Hand, Bernard K. Freamon offers a comprehensive legal history of slavery and slave-trading in Islam, considering the impact of Western abolitionism, its failure, and the implications of the rise of ISIS and Boko Haram.

Eunuchs in Antiquity and Beyond

Author : Shaun Tougher
Publisher : Classical Press of Wales
ISBN 13 : 1914535065
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (145 download)

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Download or read book Eunuchs in Antiquity and Beyond written by Shaun Tougher and published by Classical Press of Wales. This book was released on 2002-12-31 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eunuchism was a subject which both intrigued and embarrassed the ancient world. The special virtue attributed to the castrated male at court, of undistracted loyalty to his ruler, aided the promotion of numerous eunuchs to positions of great power. A literary discourse developed, reviling and sometimes defending the eminence of these 'half-men'. Here, thirteen new studies from an international cast explore how eunuchs were perceived, and also reconstruct the realities of eunuchs' lives in Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Eastern culture.

The Life and Legend of the Sultan Saladin

Author : Jonathan Phillips
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300247060
Total Pages : 519 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book The Life and Legend of the Sultan Saladin written by Jonathan Phillips and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2019-08-20 with total page 519 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engaging biography that offers a new perspective on one of the most influential figures of the Crusades In 1187, Saladin marched triumphantly into Jerusalem, ending decades of struggle against the Christians and reclaiming the holy city for Islam. Four years later he fought off the armies of the Third Crusade, which were commanded by Europe's leading monarchs. A fierce warrior and savvy diplomat, Saladin's unparalleled courtesy, justice, generosity, and mercy were revered by both his fellow Muslims and his Christian rivals such as Richard the Lionheart. Combining thorough research with vivid storytelling, Jonathan Phillips offers a fresh and captivating look at the triumphs, failures, and contradictions of one of the Crusades' most unique figures. Bringing the vibrant world of the twelfth century to life, this book also explores Saladin's complicated legacy, examining the ways Saladin has been invoked in the modern age by Arab and Muslim leaders ranging from Nasser in Egypt, Asad in Syria, and Saddam Hussein in Iraq to Osama bin Laden, as well as his huge appeal across popular culture in books, drama, and music.

Medieval Islamic Civilization

Author : Josef W. Meri
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135456038
Total Pages : 980 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (354 download)

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Download or read book Medieval Islamic Civilization written by Josef W. Meri and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-10-31 with total page 980 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medieval Islamic Civilization examines the socio-cultural history of the regions where Islam took hold between the seventh and sixteenth century. This important two-volume work contains over 700 alphabetically arranged entries, contributed and signed by international scholars and experts in fields such as Arabic languages, Arabic literature, architecture, art history, history, history of science, Islamic arts, Islamic studies, Middle Eastern studies, Near Eastern studies, politics, religion, Semitic studies, theology, and more. This reference provides an exhaustive and vivid portrait of Islamic civilization including the many scientific, artistic, and religious developments as well as all aspects of daily life and culture. For a full list of entries, contributors, and more, visit www.routledge-ny.com/middleages/Islamic.

Narratives of Dependency

Author : Elke Brüggen
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3111381919
Total Pages : 473 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (113 download)

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Download or read book Narratives of Dependency written by Elke Brüggen and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2024-05-06 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Given that strong asymmetrical dependencies have shaped human societies throughout history, this kind of social relation has also left its traces in many types of texts. Using written and oral narratives in attempts to reconstruct the history of asymmetrical dependency comes along with various methodological challenges, as the 15 articles in this interdisciplinary volume illustrate. They focus on a wide range of different (factual and fictional) text types, including inscriptions from Egyptian tombs, biblical stories, novels from antiquity, the Middle High German Rolandslied, Ottoman court records, captivity narratives, travelogues, the American gift book The Liberty Bell, and oral narratives by Caribbean Hindu women. Most of the texts discussed in this volume have so far received comparatively little attention in slavery and dependency studies. The volume thus also seeks to broaden the archive of texts that are deemed relevant in research on the histories of asymmetrical dependencies, bringing together perspectives from disciplines such as Egyptology, theology, literary studies, history, and anthropology

Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Palaestinae, Volume Seven: J (2) Jerusalem 1

Author : Moshe Sharon
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004440569
Total Pages : 470 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Palaestinae, Volume Seven: J (2) Jerusalem 1 written by Moshe Sharon and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2021-04-26 with total page 470 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The religious and strategic importance of Western Palestine in the Islamic period is clearly reflected in the hundreds of Arabic inscriptions found, the texts of which cover a variety of topics including construction, dedication, religious endowments, epitaphs, Qur'anic texts, prayers and invocations, all now assembled in this Corpus Inscriptionum Arabicarum Palaestinae (CIAP). The inscriptions are arranged according to site, and are studied in their respective topographical, historical and cultural contexts. In this way the Corpus offers more than a survey of inscriptions: it represents the epigraphical angle of the geographical history of the Holy Land under Islam.

Naming, Defining, Phrasing Strong Asymmetrical Dependencies

Author : Jeannine Bischoff
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3111210545
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (112 download)

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Download or read book Naming, Defining, Phrasing Strong Asymmetrical Dependencies written by Jeannine Bischoff and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2023-07-03 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of the terms used in specific historical contexts to refer to those people in a society who can be categorized as being in a position of 'strong asymmetrical dependency' (including slavery) provides insights into the social categories and distinctions that informed asymmetrical social interactions. In a similar vein, an analysis of historical narratives that either justify or challenge dependency is conducive to revealing how dependency may be embedded in (historical) discourses and ways of thinking. The eleven contributions in the volume approach these issues from various disciplinary vantage points, including theology, global history, Ottoman history, literary studies, and legal history. The authors address a wide range of different textual sources and historical contexts - from medieval Scandinavia and the Fatimid Empire to the history of abolition in Martinique and human rights violations in contemporary society. While the authors contribute innovative insights to ongoing discussions within their disciplines, the articles were also written with a view to the endeavor of furthering Dependency Studies as a transdisciplinary approach to the study of human societies past and present.

Living Out Islam

Author : Scott Alan Kugle
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814744486
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book Living Out Islam written by Scott Alan Kugle and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - "An indispensible chapter." - Omid Safi, University of North Caroline at Chapel Hill "An excellent contribution to the emerging literature on LBGTQ Muslims.... I was riveted." - Aminia Wadud, Starr King School for the Ministry

Celibate and Childless Men in Power

Author : Almut Höfert
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317182375
Total Pages : 269 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (171 download)

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Download or read book Celibate and Childless Men in Power written by Almut Höfert and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-08-15 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores a striking common feature of pre-modern ruling systems on a global scale: the participation of childless and celibate men as integral parts of the elites. In bringing court eunuchs and bishops together, this collection shows that the integration of men who were normatively or physically excluded from biological fatherhood offered pre-modern dynasties the potential to use different reproduction patterns. The shared focus on ruling eunuchs and bishops also reveals that these men had a specific position at the intersection of four fields: power, social dynamics, sacredness and gender/masculinities. The thirteen chapters present case studies on clerics in Medieval Europe and court eunuchs in the Middle East, Byzantium, India and China. They analyze how these men in their different frameworks acted as politicians, participated in social networks, provided religious authority, and discuss their masculinities. Taken together, this collection sheds light on the political arena before the modern nation-state excluded these unmarried men from the circles of political power.