This book examines the Russian/Soviet intellectual tradition of Oriental and Islamic studies, which comprised a rich body of knowledge especially on Central Asia and the Caucasus. The Soviet Oriental tradition was deeply linked to politics - probably even more than other European 'Orientalisms'. It breaks new ground by providing Western and post-Soviet insider views especially on the features that set Soviet Oriental studies apart from what we know about its Western counterparts: for example, the involvement of scholars in state-supported anti-Islamic agitation; the early and strong...
This book examines the Russian/Soviet intellectual tradition of Oriental and Islamic studies, which comprised a rich body of knowledge especially o...
The Mamluk Sultanate represents an extremely interesting case study to examine social, economic and cultural developments in the transition into the rapidly changing modern world. On the one hand, it is the heir of a political and military tradition that goes back hundreds of year, and brought this to a high pitch that enabled astounding victories over serious external threats. On the other hand, as time went on, it was increasingly confronted with modern problems that would necessitate fundamental changes in its structure and content. The Mamluk period was one of great religious and social...
The Mamluk Sultanate represents an extremely interesting case study to examine social, economic and cultural developments in the transition into the r...
Geschichte, Kultur und Rezeption der mittelalterlichen und fruhneuzeitlichen Staatenbildungen der Mongolen in Asien und Europa sind Gegenstand des Sammelbandes. Fachwissenschaftler unterschiedlicher Disziplinen prasentieren unter verschiedensten Aspekten und Fragestellungen eine Einfuhrung in einen Themenkreis, dessen Faszination ungeheuer ist, zu dem konkrete Kenntnisse jedoch kaum vorhanden sind."
Geschichte, Kultur und Rezeption der mittelalterlichen und fruhneuzeitlichen Staatenbildungen der Mongolen in Asien und Europa sind Gegenstand des Sam...
