The Mongol Empire between myth and reality studies in anthropological history
Part I. The memoria of the Mongols in historical and literary sources -- Mythico-legendary figures and history between east and west -- The Mongols and the legend of Prester John -- The historiographical works of Barhebraus on the Mongol period -- The historical Taqwim in Muslim east -- Part II. Sha...
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Leiden u.a.
Brill
2014
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| Schriftenreihe: | Iran studies
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Part I. The memoria of the Mongols in historical and literary sources -- Mythico-legendary figures and history between east and west -- The Mongols and the legend of Prester John -- The historiographical works of Barhebraus on the Mongol period -- The historical Taqwim in Muslim east -- Part II. Shamanism and Islam -- Shamanism and Islam in Central Asia: two antinomic religious universes? -- The transformation of a myth of origins, Genghis Khan and Timur -- Mongol law versus Islamic law: myth and reality -- Part III. Conquering the world protected by the Tenggeri -- From 'non-negotiation' to an abortive alliance: thoughts on the diplomatic exchanges between the Mongols and the Latin west -- Hulegu's letters to the last Ayyubid ruler of Syria: the construction of a model -- Part IV. Mamluks and Ilkhans: the quest of legitimacy -- Legitimizing a low-born, regicide monarch: Baybars and the Ilkhans -- The written and the spoken word: Baybars and the Caliphal investiture ceremonies in Cairo -- Ghazan Khan's invasion of Syria: polemics on his conversion to Islam and the Christian troops in his army -- A religious response to Ghazan Khan's invasions of Syria: the three "anti-Mongol" fatwas of Ibn Taymiyya -- Epilogue: The Mongol empire after Genghis Khan |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-372) and index |
| Beschreibung: | xii, 393 S. Ill. 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 9789004277496 978-90-04-27749-6 9789004280649 |