Governing the Holy City

The history of Jerusalem during the Islamic Middle Ages was not confined to the foundation of sanctuaries, and the struggle over their control – even if these aspects could not be ignored in the context of Jerusalem. Different kinds of sources – buildings, inscriptions, documents and chronicles – inform us about the history of Jerusalem between the Fatimids and the Ottomans, and on the changing social and political factors which shaped the urban environment.

English description: The history of Jerusalem during the Islamic Middle Ages was not confined to the foundation of sanctuaries, and the struggle over their control – even if these aspects could not be ignored in the context of Jerusalem. Different kinds of sources – buildings, inscriptions, documents and chronicles – inform us about the history of Jerusalem between the Fatimids and the Ottomans, and on the changing social and political factors which shaped the urban environment. German description: Die Geschichte der Stadt Jerusalem im islamischen Mittelalter umfasste mehr als die Einrichtung und Nutzung von Heiligtumern und den Streit um ihre Kontrolle – auch wenn diese Aspekte aus dem Leben in der Stadt nicht wegzudenken waren. Verschiedene Quellen – Bauten, Inschriften, Urkunden und chronikalische Literatur – geben Aufschluss uber die Geschichte Jerusalems zwischen Fatimiden und Osmanen, wobei hier v.a. die wechselnden sozialen und politischen Faktoren in der Gestaltung des stadtischen Lebensumfeldes im Vordergrund stehen.

• Edited by Johannes Pahlitzsch
• Edited by Lorenz Korn

"Review - German ""This volume contains these articles: Khader Salameh, ""Primary Sources on Social Life in Jerusalem in the Middle Ages"" (pp. 1-11); Robert Schick and Khader Salameh, ""The Arabic Stone Inscriptions in the Islamit Museum, al-Haram ash-Sharif, Jerusalem"" (pp. 13-32); Andreas Kaplony, ""Manifestations of Private Piety: Muslims, Christians and Jews in Fatimid Jerusalem"" (pp. 33-45); Johannes Pahlitzsch, ""The Transformation of Latin Religious Institutions into Islamit Endowments by Saladin in Jerusalem"" (pp. 47-69); Lorenz Korn, ""The Structure of Architectural Patronage in Ayyubid Jerusalem"" (pp. 71-89); Yehoshua Frenkel, ""The Relationship between Mamluk Officials and the Urban Civilian Population: A Study of Some Legal Documents from Jerusalem"" (pp. 91-108); Joseph Drory, ""Jerusalemites in Egyptian Society during the Mamluk Period"" (pp. 109-16); and Mohammad Ghosheh, ""The Walls and Gates of Jerusalem before and after Sultan Suleyman's Rebuilding Project of 1538-40"" (pp. 117-37).""In: Speculum. Journal of Medieval Studies. 07 (2007). S. 791.-----------------------------------------
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„This volume contains these articles: Khader Salameh, "Primary Sources on Social Life in Jerusalem in the Middle Ages" (pp. 1-11); Robert Schick and Khader Salameh, "The Arabic Stone Inscriptions in the Islamit Museum, al-Haram ash-Sharif, Jerusalem" (pp. 13-32); Andreas Kaplony, "Manifestations of Private Piety: Muslims, Christians and Jews in Fatimid Jerusalem" (pp. 33-45); Johannes Pahlitzsch, "The Transformation of Latin Religious Institutions into Islamit Endowments by Saladin in Jerusalem" (pp. 47-69); Lorenz Korn, "The Structure of Architectural Patronage in Ayyubid Jerusalem" (pp. 71-89); Yehoshua Frenkel, "The Relationship between Mamluk Officials and the Urban Civilian Population: A Study of Some Legal Documents from Jerusalem" (pp. 91-108); Joseph Drory, "Jerusalemites in Egyptian Society during the Mamluk Period" (pp. 109-16); and Mohammad Ghosheh, "The Walls and Gates of Jerusalem before and after Sultan Süleyman's Rebuilding Project of 1538-40" (pp. 117-37).“<br/><br/>In: Speculum. Journal of Medieval Studies. 07 (2007). S. 791.<br/><br/>-----------------------------------------<br/><br/>„As should by now be apparent, Governing the Holy City is an important volume for its contributions to modern understanding of the social history of Jerusalem. However, it is even more important for its use of hitherto largely neglected legal documents and inscriptions from archives and museums in Jerusalem. Scholars of the medieval Middle East, and the Mamluk period in particular, are beginning to make increasing use of such sources in their research; this volume, with its surveys of available resources and its presentation and use of numerous texts and translations of such sources, can only help to encourage this healthy trend.“<br/><br/>In: Mamluk Studies Review. X (2006) 1. S. 219-221.
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