Practising diplomacy in the Mamluk Sultanate : gifts and material culture in the medieval Islamic world /: gifts and material culture in the medieval Islamic world. (2014)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Doris Behrens-Abouseif.
• Authors: Behrens-Abouseif, Doris
• Contents: List of Illustrations (with copyright credit)AcknowledgementNote to the ReaderIntroductionPART ONE: THE CULTURE OF GIFTSI. The World of the MamluksII. Protocol and Codes of Gift Exchange Diplomatic Hospitality and SafetyThe Meaning of Diplomatic Gifts Monetary Value of GiftsRecycled, Used and Requested giftsPART TWO: GIFTS IN GEO-POLITICAL CONTEXTSIII. The Red Sea and Indian Ocean ConnectionYemenIndiaIV. AfricaEthiopiaNubia The Maghrib West Africa (Mali and Borno)V) The Black Sea, Anatolia, Iran, Central AsiaThe Golden Horde at the Black SeaThe Ilkhanids and the Jalayirids in Iran and IraqThe Timurids in Central AsiaThe Turkmens Qara QoyunluAq QoyunluDhul QadirThe SafavidsThe OttomansVI Europe Castile and AragonThe Cyprus Connection Venice Florence PART THREE: THE GIFTSVII Tradition and LegacyTraditional Diplomatic Gifts in the Middle-East and the Muslim WorldThe Fatimid and Ayyubid LegaciesVIII From and for the Mamluks Gifts for the MamluksThe Mamluk Assortment of Diplomatic Gifts Spices and porcelain Mamluks and Craftsmen Giraffes, Elephants and other Animals Balsam, Theriac and other Local Products Religious Gifts Textiles Material Witnesses of Mamluk Diplomatic Textiles The Knight's OutfitMaterial Witnesses of Mamluk Military and Equestrian GiftsIX Gifts and Mamluk IdentityExport Iconography of Mamluk GiftsConclusionIndex.
• Publisher Details: London : I.B. Tauris
• Publication Date: 2014
• Extent: 1 online resource (264 pages)
• Subjects: 962.024; Diplomatic gifts -- Egypt -- History; Mamelukes -- Social life and customs; Egypt -- History -- 1250-1517; Egypt -- Foreign relations
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780857735416; 0857735411
• Related ISBNs: 9781784537036
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