The Arts of the Mamluks in Egypt and Syria

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The Arts of the Mamluks in Egypt and Syria is written by Doris Behrens-Abouseif and published by V&R unipress GmbH. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 3899719158 (ISBN 10) and 9783899719154 (ISBN 13).

Mamluk Studies" is the first series that is exclusively dedicated to the history, culture and society of the Mamluk Era (1250-1517). It contains source editions, monographs, collections of articles, and conference proceedings in English, French, and German. The Mamluk Empire is a historically unique model of a society. A predominantly Arabic population was dominated by a purely Turkish-born elite of manumitted military slaves who sought to regenerate themselves continuously through a self-imposed fiat. The only person who could become a Mamluk was a Turk who had been born free outside the Islamic territories as a non-Muslim, then enslaved, brought to Egypt, converted to Islam, freed, and finally, trained as a warrior. Only those who met these prerequisites were members of the ruling stratum with all the concomitant political, military, and economic advantages. Patrons and companions provided the individual, rootless Mamluk with a place and support in society.