Maqāmat al-Naṣr fī Manāqīb Imām al-ʿAṣr

von Muḥammad b. Aḥmad al-Zamlakānī

205 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

A unique Mamlūk manuscript tells the story of a Damascene jurist. Ibn al-Zamlakānī’s story revolves around a dramatic episode in the life of his master, the great judge Tāj al-Dīn al-Subkī, who is the central figure (hero) of the tale. The composer justly names his document maqāmah. In rhyming prose, it narrates several episodes. Transmitted by a narrator (or at least his voice), who distances himself from the event, it is a story about an escape from hardship of a hero who is supported by good characters and face some evil enemies. Yet, it is not a biography, but a dramatic plot that transmits a moral lesson. The maqāmah illuminates the relations between the Mamlūk ruling military aristocracy and the religious establishment, as well as the competition that divided the Damascene urban elite.

• Reihe: Mamluk Studies
• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Geschichte des Nahen und Mittleren Ostens
• ISBN: 9783847114574
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 14.11.2022
• Größe: 23.7 x 16 cm
• Verlag: V&R unipress
• Herausgegeben von: Yehoshua Frenkel