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The Seljuqs were a Turco-Persian Sunni Muslim dynasty that ruled parts of Central Asia and the Middle East from the 11th to 14th centuries. What was it like to live in Seljuq times? How did the Seljuq rulers express their power? How did the learned classes and the state feel about each other? How was social space organised?

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What were the ideological foundations and ritual expressions of Seljuq power? How did the learned classes and the state feel about each other? How was social space organised? What was the relationship between nomads and settled peoples? Split into three parts, this collection of essays addresses questions like these about life during the Seljuq period. Part 1 follows the gradual transformation of the Seljuqs into a powerful dynasty and their concepts of political legitimisation. Part 2 examines social history, particularly with regard to the 'ulama' and the urban populations. Part 3 explores how religious thought, jurisprudence, belles-lettres and architecture developed under the Seljuqs. The contributors include leading international experts, including Carole Hillenbrand, Robert Hillenbrand, C. E. Bosworth and Massimo Campanini.

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AUTHOR APPROVEDDespite many important developments and innovations that can be traced to the Seljuq period (5th-7th/11th-13th centuries), the Seljuqs remain one of the least studied Muslim dynasties. /The Seljuqs/ is a unique collaborative exploration of this pivotal dynasty's achievement, making a valuable contribution to the growing interest in this period of Muslim history.The various chapters in this volume cover a representative geographical spectrum, from Central Asia and Persia to Iraq, Syria and Anatolia. They also address new issues such as the ideological foundations and ritual expressions of Seljuq power: the mutual attitudes of the learned classes and the Seljuq state; the organization of space; and the relationship between nomads and the settled peoples.The first of the book's three parts covers the origins of the Seljuqs, their gradual transformation into a powerful dynasty and their concepts of political legitimation. Part II looks at the social history of the Seljuq period, particularly with regard to the 'ulama' and the urban populations. Part III deals with developments in religious thought, jurisprudence, belles-lettres and architecture under the Seljuqs.Christian Lange is Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. He is author of /Justice, Punishment and the Medieval Muslim Imagination/ (2008) and co-editor (with Maribel Fierro) of /Public Violence in Islamic Societies: Power, Discipline and the Construction of the Public Sphere, 7th-19th Centuries/ (Edinburgh Univeristy Press, 2009). Song

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AUTHOR APPROVEDDespite many important developments and innovations that can be traced to the Seljuq period (5th-7th/11th-13th centuries), the Seljuqs remain one of the least studied Muslim dynasties. /The Seljuqs/ is a unique collaborative exploration of this pivotal dynasty's achievement, making a valuable contribution to the growing interest in this period of Muslim history.The various chapters in this volume cover a representative geographical spectrum, from Central Asia and Persia to Iraq, Syria and Anatolia. They also address new issues such as the ideological foundations and ritual expressions of Seljuq power: the mutual attitudes of the learned classes and the Seljuq state; the organization of space; and the relationship between nomads and the settled peoples.The first of the book's three parts covers the origins of the Seljuqs, their gradual transformation into a powerful dynasty and their concepts of political legitimation. Part II looks at the social history of the Seljuq period, particularly with regard to the 'ulama' and the urban populations. Part III deals with developments in religious thought, jurisprudence, belles-lettres and architecture under the Seljuqs.Christian Lange is Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. He is author of /Justice, Punishment and the Medieval Muslim Imagination/ (2008) and co-editor (with Maribel Fierro) of /Public Violence in Islamic Societies: Power, Discipline and the Construction of the Public Sphere, 7th-19th Centuries/ (Edinburgh Univeristy Press, 2009).Song

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Christian Lange is Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. Songul Mecit is Part-time Lecturer in Islamic Studies at the University of Edinburgh.

Table of Contents

Part I. Politics: 1. The Origins of the Seljuqs, C. Edmund Bosworth, University of Manchester; 2. Aspects of the Court of the Great Seljuqs, Carole Hillenbrand, University of Edinburgh; 3. 'Sovereign and Pious': The Religious Life of the Great Seljuq Sultans, D. G. Tor, University of Notre Dame; 4. Kingship and ideology under the Rum Seljuqs, Songul Mecit, University of Edinburgh; 5. Seljuq Legitimacy in Islamic History, A. C. S. Peacock, British Institute at Ankara; Part II. Society: 6. Arslan Arghun - Nomadic Revival?, Jurgen Paul, University of Halle; 7. Controlling and Developing Baghdad: Caliphs, Sultans and the Balance of Power in the Abbasid Capital (Mid-5th/11th to Late 6th/12th Centuries), Vanessa Van Renterghem, Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales, Paris; 8. The Seljuqs and the Public Sphere in the Period of Sunni Revivalism: The View from Baghdad, Daphna Ephrat, The Open University of Israel; 9. Changes in the Office of Hisba under the Seljuqs, Christian Lange, Utrecht University; 10. An Emblematic Family of Seljuq Iran: The Khujandis of Isfahan, David Durand-Guedy, University of Halle; Part III. Culture: 11. Shi'i Jurisprudence during the Seljuq Period: Rebellion and Public order in an Illegitimate State, Robert Gleave, University of Exeter; 12. In Defence of Sunnism: Al-Ghazali and the Seljuqs, Massimo Campanini, L'universita degli studi di Napoli L'Orientale; 13. Arabic and Persian Intertextuality in the Seljuq Period: Hamidi's Maqamat as a Case Study, Vahid Behmardi, Lebanese American University; 14. City Building in Seljuq Rum, Scott Redford, Georgetown University; 15. The Seljuq Munuments of Turkmenistan, Robert Hillenbrand, University of Edinburgh; Index

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The work constitutes a serious contribution to Seljuq research, for which the symposium organisers, contributors and editors deserve our thanks.-- "Insight Turkey"

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What were the ideological foundations and ritual expressions of Seljuq power? How did the learned classes and the state feel about each other? How was social space organised? What was the relationship between nomads and settled peoples? Split into three parts, this collection of essays addresses questions like these about life during the Seljuq period. Part 1 follows the gradual transformation of the Seljuqs into a powerful dynasty and their concepts of political legitimisation. Part 2 examines social history, particularly with regard to the 'ulama' and the urban populations. Part 3 explores how religious thought, jurisprudence, belles-lettres and architecture developed under the Seljuqs. The contributors include leading international experts, including Carole Hillenbrand, Robert Hillenbrand, C. E. Bosworth and Massimo Campanini.

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The work constitutes a serious contribution to Seljuq research, for which the symposium organisers, contributors and editors deserve our thanks.

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A unique collaborative exploration of this pivotal yet understudied Muslim dynasty What were the ideological foundations and ritual expressions of Seljuq power? How did the learned classes and the state feel about each other? How was social space organised? What was the relationship between nomads and settled peoples? Split into three parts, this collection of essays addresses questions like these about life during the Seljuq period. Part 1 follows the gradual transformation of the Seljuqs into a powerful dynasty and their concepts of political legitimisation. Part 2 examines social history, particularly with regard to the 'ulama' and the urban populations. Part 3 explores how religious thought, jurisprudence, belles-lettres and architecture developed under the Seljuqs. Key Features Covers a wide geographical spectrum, from Central Asia and Persia to Iraq, Syria and Anatolia Contributors include C.E. Bosworth, Massimo Campanini, Carole Hillenbrand, Robert Hillenbrand, Jurgen Paul, Andrew C.S. Peacock and Scott Redford

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Covers a wide geographical spectrum, from Central Asia and Persia to Iraq, Syria and Anatolia Contributors include C.E. Bosworth, Massimo Campanini, Carole Hillenbrand, Robert Hillenbrand, Jurgen Paul, Andrew C.S. Peacock and Scott Redford

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What were the ideological foundations and ritual expressions of Seljuq power? How did the learned classes and the state feel about each other? How was social space organised? What was the relationship between nomads and settled peoples? Split into three parts, this collection of essays addresses questions like these about life during the Seljuq period. Part 1 follows the gradual transformation of the Seljuqs into a powerful dynasty and their concepts of political legitimisation. Part 2 examines social history, particularly with regard to the 'ulama' and the urban populations. Part 3 explores how religious thought, jurisprudence, belles-lettres and architecture developed under the Seljuqs. Covers a wide geographical spectrum, from Central Asia and Persia to Iraq, Syria and Anatolia Contributors include C.E. Bosworth, Massimo Campanini, Carole Hillenbrand, Robert Hillenbrand, Jurgen Paul, Andrew C.S. Peacock and Scott Redford

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Seljuq Studies; The Seljuqs; Islamic Empire

Details ISBN0748668578 Author Songül Mecit Short Title SELJUQS Publisher Edinburgh University Press Language English ISBN-10 0748668578 ISBN-13 9780748668571 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2012 Illustrations Yes Imprint Edinburgh University Press Subtitle Politics, Society and Culture Place of Publication Edinburgh Country of Publication United Kingdom Publication Date 2012-10-02 UK Release Date 2012-10-02 AU Release Date 2012-10-02 NZ Release Date 2012-10-02 Pages 328 Edited by Songül Mecit DEWEY 305.697 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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