Knowledge and Social Practice in Medieval Damascus, 1190-1350

Zusammenfassung In the Middle Ages! Damascus was one of the most important cities of Eurasia. Michael Chamberlain focuses on the city to develop a new approach to the relationship between society and culture in the medieval Middle East. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. The a'yan of Damascus; 2. Madrasas, the production of knowledge and the reproduction of elites; 3. Mansabs and the knowledge of fitna; 4. Social and cultural capital; 5. Truth, error, and the struggle for social power; Summary.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Chamberlain
• Assisted by: David Morgan (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.06.2002
• EAN: 9780521525947
• ISBN: 978-0-521-52594-7
• No. of pages: 216
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Islamic C
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous