Name: The Abbasid Caliphate of Cairo, 1261-1517: Out of the Shadows (Edinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and Culture)
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Author: Mustafa Banister
ISBN: 9781474453363

portada The Abbasid Caliphate of Cairo, 1261-1517: Out of the Shadows (Edinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and Culture)

Type

Physical Book

Author

Mustafa Banister

Format

Hardcover

ISBN13

9781474453363

Synopsis "The Abbasid Caliphate of Cairo, 1261-1517: Out of the Shadows (Edinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and Culture)"

Mustafa Banister presents a thorough investigation of a forgotten dynasty: the Cairene descendants of the Abbasid family. He uncovers the public and private lives of the 18 men invested as caliphs during the period of ‘Mamluk’ rule in Egypt and Syria (1250–1517) and reveals a nuanced understanding of the Abbasid Caliphate according to elite members of Syro-Egyptian society. In doing so, he addresses the function of the caliph and his office amidst the breakdown and recreation of each new socio-political order of the sultanate.