02312 a2200385 4500 1138788902 20250317100356.0 250312042014GB 134 eng 9781138788909 Taylor & Francis GBP 53.99 BB 01 eng NHG thema N thema GTM thema 1FB bisac 3M bisac 3K bisac HBJF1 bic HBLH bic HBLC1 bic GTB bic 1FB bisac HIS026000 bisac HIS037010 bisac SOC053000 bisac 956.01 bisac Albrecht Fuess Court Cultures in the Muslim World Seventh to Nineteenth Centuries 1 Oxford Routledge 20140227 512 p Courts and the complex phenomenon of the courtly society have received intensified interest in academic research over recent decades, however, the field of Islamic court culture has so far been overlooked. This book provides a comparative perspective on the history of courtly culture in Muslim societies from the earliest times to the nineteenth century, and presents an extensive collection of images of courtly life and architecture within the Muslim realm. The thematic methodology employed by the contributors underlines their interdisciplinary and comprehensive approach to issues of politics and patronage from across the Islamic world stretching from Cordoba to India. Themes range from the religious legitimacy of Muslim rulers, terminologies for court culture in Oriental languages, Muslim concepts of space for royal representation, accessibility of rulers, the role of royal patronage for Muslim scholars and artists to the growing influence of European courts as role models from the eighteenth century onwards. Discussing specific terminologies for courts in Oriental languages and explaining them to the non specialist, chapters describe the specific features of Muslim courts and point towards future research areas. As such, it fills this important gap in the existing literature in the areas of Islamic history, religion, and Islam in particular. Jan-Peter Hartung B01 649 649