'Mamlukisation' between social theory and social practice: an essay on reflexivity, state formation, and the late medieval sultanate of Cairo [PDF]
This working paper is a reflexive essay that tries to think with and beyond one of the basic assumptions upon which the field of late medieval Syro-Egyptian ‘Mamluk’ studies is built: the idea that all late medieval Syro-Egyptian objects of study are by ...
Van Steenbergen, Jo
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Public baths during the Ayyubid era witnessed significant development and played multiple roles that went beyond personal hygiene. These baths were among the most prominent landmarks in Ayyubid cities, especially in Damascus, Cairo, and Aleppo.
Shawkat Mohammed, Rojeen Khalil
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During the reigns of Ayyubids and Mamluks, a group of Jews developed a distinct Jewish spiritual system. The aim of this endeavor was to initiate spiritual renewal.
Leonard Chrysostomos Epafras
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Notes to some stories of Arabische Maerchen, 2nd vol.,translated and edited by Max Weisweiler [PDF]
The cultural decline of the Arab world actually began during the second half of the 12th century. However, when Seville surrendered to the Christians in 1248 starting the desintegration of Moslem Spain in the West, and Hulagu’s armies destroyed ...
Schoenfeld, Elisheva
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طرز المدارس الإسلامية الرسولية الباقية باليمن (626- 858هـ/ 1229-1454م) The Style of the Rasulid Islamic Schools Remaining in Yemen (626-858H/1229-1454AD) [PDF]
الملخص: نهج بنو رسول في إنشاء المدارس نهج الأيوبيين بالاهتمام بها والإنفاق عليها، وتتكون المدرسة من مكونات عدة أهلتها للقيام بأداء وظيفتها، وهي مسجد المدرسة والفناء ومساكن الطلبة وقاعات الدرس وضريح المنشئ والكتاب (المعلامة)، إضافة إلى العناصر المعمارية ...
Ali Saeed Saif
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Using Nature-Based Solutions to Create more Climate-Resilient, Green and Livable Mediterranean Cities: Experiences from Castellón and Cannes [PDF]
Cities around the world are undergoing significant transformations and are facing substantial challenges in the form of urban densification and extreme weather conditions due to climate change and ongoing urbanisation.
Mok, Sophie +2 more
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Wadi AL_ Rashrash Rest House, an archaeological and architectural study. [PDF]
Summary:Rest houses were known in ancient times, as they were known during successive Islamic eras, where the caliphs were keen to build palaces, camps and rest houses in the desert for the purpose of hunting and recreation.
Magda Ali ELshikha
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Aspects of the Ayyubids Patronage of Jerusalem 583 AH/ 1187 AD - 658 AH/ 1260 AD [PDF]
This paper attempts light on the role of Waqf (=endowments) in reviving life in all its aspects in Jerusalem after its liberation from the Franks by Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi 583 AH / 1187 AD.
A. S. Khasawneh, M. +4 more
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SITES OF THE INDEPENDENT MADRASAS IN CAIRO FROM ṢALĀH AL-DĪN REIGN TO THE AYYUBID DYNASTY'S END AN INDUCTIVE AND ANALYTICAL STUDY [PDF]
[EN] The Ayyubids, under Ṣalāh al-Dīn, played a significant role in establishing Madrasas in Egypt, aiming to strengthen Sunnī thought and refute Shiite influence.
MohamedHisham +2 more
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Una fonte trascurata sul rapporto tra qabbalah e combinatoria lulliana in Pico della Mirandola: il commento alle preghiere di Yehudah Ibn Malka* [PDF]
L’articolo propone una discussione su nuove basi documentarie sui rapporti, spesso evocati, tra ars brevis lulliana e speculazioni cabbalistiche. L’associazione anaogica tra Lullo e la qabbalah è stata proposta da Giovanni Pico della Mirandola nella sua ...
Campanini, Saverio
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