Beschreibung
The Mamluk Sultanate represents an extremely interesting case study to examine social, economic and cultural developments in the transition into the rapidly changing modern world. On the one hand, it is the heir of a political and military tradition that goes back hundreds of years, and brought this to a high pitch that enabled astounding victories over serious external threats. On the other hand, as time went on, it was increasingly confronted with "modern" problems that would necessitate fundamental changes in its structure and content. The Mamluk period was one of great religious and social change, and in many ways the modern demographic map was established at this time. This volume shows that the situation of the Mamluk Sultanate was far from that of decadence, and until the end it was a vibrant society (although not without tensions and increasing problems) that did its best to adapt and compete in a rapidly changing world.
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Autorenportrait
Prof. Dr. Albrecht Fuess lehrt seit 2010 Islamwissenschaft am Centrum für Nah- und Mittelost-Studien der Universität Marburg.
Rezension
The Mamluk Sultanate represents an extremely interesting case study to examine social, economic and cultural developments in the transition into the rapidly changing modern world. On the own hand, it is the heir of a political and military tradition that goes back hundreds of years, and brought this to a high pitch that enabled astounding victories over serious external threats. On the other hand it was increasingly confronted with “modern” problems that would necessitate fundament changes in its structure and content.
This volume contributes to an in-depth social, economic and cultural examination of the Mamluk Sultanate within a broad regional and global context.
