ISBN:
9789004684973
Language:
English
Pages:
XV, 240 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
Series Statement:
Handbook of Oriental studies = Handbuch der Orientalistik volume 176
Series Statement:
Section 1, The Near and Middle East* / edited by Maribel Fierro (Madrid), M. S̨ükrü Hanioğlu (Princeton), D. Fairchild Ruggles (University of Illinois), Florian Schwarz (Vienna)
Series Statement:
Handbook of Oriental studies The Near and Middle East* ; volume 176
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Behrens-Abouseif, Doris, 1946 - Dress and dress code in medieval Cairo
DDC:
391.00962
Keywords:
Mamelucken
;
Clothing and dress History
;
Mamelukes History
;
Mamelukes Social life and customs
;
Kleidung
;
Ankleiden
;
Egypt History 1250-1517
;
Kairo
Abstract:
In this book, Doris Behrens-Abouseif responds to the Mamluk chroniclers whose loquacity regarding clothing matters demands our attention. Using a multiplicity of sources including chronicles, European and Muslim travel narratives, popular storytelling, legal treatises, literature, and poetry, Behrens-Abouseif delves into the details of Mamluk dress. Whether as a vehicle for the sultanate's self-representation both internationally and domestically or as an expression of religious and social identities, status and wealth, female assertion, urban culture, and artistic creativity, clothing personified the broad Mamluk social spectrum. Replete with colorful anecdotes and copious illustrations, "Dress and Dress Code in Medieval Cairo" offers a lively and comprehensive study of this fascinating topic"
Note:
Bibliographie: Seite 211-222
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