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Titre(s) : Crisis and continuity at the Abbasid court [Texte imprimé] : formal and informal politics in the caliphate of al-Muqtadir (295-320/908-32) / by Maaike van Berkel, Nadia Maria El Cheikh, Hugh Kennedy and Letizia Osti
Publication : Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013
Description matérielle : xii, 262 pages : illustration, color maps ; 23 cm
Collection : Islamic history and civilization. Studies and texts ; 102
Lien à la collection : Islamic history and civilization
Comprend : Histories and stories. The reign of al-Muqtadir (925-320/908-32) ; The caliph ;
Scribes and soldiers. The vizier ; The bureaucracy ; The military ; Women and courtiers.
The chamberlains ; The harem ; Culture, education and the court.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-253) and index
The reign of al-Muqtadir (295-320/908-32) is a crucial and controversial epoch in
the history of the Abbasid empire. Al-Muqtadir's regime has traditionally been depicted
as one of decline, when the political power of the caliphate and the lustre of its
capital began to crumble. This book not only offers a substantial investigation of
the idea and reality of decline, but also provides new interpretations of the inner
workings of the court and the empire. The authors, four specialists of Abbasid history,
explore the formal and informal power relationships that shaped politics at the court,
involving bureaucrats, military, harem, courtiers and of course al-Muqtadir himself.
A study of the topography of Baghdad completes this vivid picture of the court and
its capital
Sujet(s) : Muqtadir bi-Allāh (0895-0932 ; calife)
Abbassides (dynastie) -- 10e siècle
Cour et courtisans -- Empire islamique -- 10e siècle
Empire islamique -- 750-1258
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9789004252714 (hardback) (alk. paper). - ISBN 9004252711 (hardback) (alk. paper).
- ISBN 9789004252707 (erroné) (e-book)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb436536726
Notice n° :
FRBNF43653672
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