Durch seine viel bewunderten Bauwerke, allen voran das Taj Mahal, und eine einzigartige Miniaturmalerei ist das Mogulreich fr viele zum Inbegriff Indiens geworden. Stephan Conermann beschreibt die Geschichte dieses letzten indischen Groreichs von seiner Entstehung im 16. bis zum Niedergang im 18. Jahrhundert. Er geht den erstaunlich toleranten religisen Vorstellungen der islamischen Herrscher nach, stellt ihre kulturelle Hinterlassenschaft dar, erlutert die wirtschaftlichen und rechtlichen Strukturen des Reichs und nicht zuletzt den Alltag in Stdten und Drfern.
Durch seine viel bewunderten Bauwerke, allen voran das Taj Mahal, und eine einzigartige Miniaturmalerei ist das Mogulreich fr viele zum Inbegriff Indi...
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...
The essays discuss continuity and change in Bilad al Sham (Greater Syria) during the sixteenth century, examining to what extent Egypt and Greater Syria were affected by the transition from Mamluk to Ottoman rule. This is explored in a variety of areas: diplomatic relations, histories and historiography, fiscal and agricultural administration, symbolic orders, urban developments, local perspectives and material culture. In order to rethink the sixteenth century from a transitional perspective and thus overcome the conventional dynasty-centered fields of research Mamlukists and Ottomanists...
The essays discuss continuity and change in Bilad al Sham (Greater Syria) during the sixteenth century, examining to what extent Egypt and Greater Syr...
