Maqāmat al-Naṣr fī Manāqīb Imām al-ʿAṣr
By (author) Muḥammad b. Aḥmad al-Zamlakānī Edited by Yehoshua Frenkel
Hardback (Published)
(November 2022)
ISBN: 9783847114574
6.34 x 9.33 inches
Price: $62.00
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A unique Mamluk manuscript tells the story of a Damascene jurist. Ibn al-Zamlakani composed a maqama that narrate the imprisonment of his master, the great judge Taj al-Din al-Subki and his return to power (in 758/1359).
A unique Mamluk manuscript tells the story of a Damascene jurist. Ibn al-Zamlakani’s story revolves around a dramatic episode in the life of his master, the great judge Taj al-Din al-Subki, who is the central figure (hero) of the tale. The composer justly names his document maqamah. In rhyming prose, it narrates several episodes. Transmitted by a narrator (or at least his voice), who distance 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 maqamah illuminates the relations between the Mamluk ruling military aristocracy and the religious establishment, as well as the competition that divided the Damascene urban elite.
Yehoshua Frenkel is Professor of Middle Eastern History at the University of Haifa. His research interests embrace popular culture, Islamic etiquette, communal practices, social history, and legal discourse in Middle and Late Caliphate Egypt and Syria (1055-1517).
- By (author) Muḥammad b. Aḥmad al-Zamlakānī
- Edited by Yehoshua Frenkel
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