Mamlūk Studies Review

Mamlūk Studies Review is a specialist journal of oriental studies , especially on the history of the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt and Syria (648–922 / 1250–1517). It has been published by the Middle East Documentation Center (MEDOC) at the University of Chicago since 1997 and appears semi-annually. The content includes specialist articles from various disciplines such as Arabic studies , Islamic studies , art history and archeology as well as reviews of current literature on the topic.

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(Selection from Vol. 12.2 (2008))

Thomas Bauer : Ibn Nubatah al-Misri (686–768 / 1287–1366): Life and Works. Part II: The Diwan of Ibn Nubatah.
Conermann, Stephan: Tankiz ibn 'Abd Allah al-Husami al-Nasiri (d. 740/1340) as Seen by His Contemporary al-Safadi (d. 764/1363).
Franz, Kurt: The Ayyubid and Mamluk Revaluation of the Hinterland and Western Historical Cartography.
Fuess, Albrecht: Sultans with Horns: The Political Significance of Headgear in the Mamluk Empire.
Konrad Hirschler. The Formation of the Civilian Elite in the Syrian Province: The Case of Ayyubid and Early Mamluk Hamah.
Kuhn, Miriam: The 'Attar Mosque in Tripoli.
Rapoport, Yossef: Women and Gender in Mamluk Society. An overview.
Speiser, Philipp: The Sultan al-Nasir Muhammad Madrasah in Cairo. Restoration and Archaeological Investigation.
Vesely, Rudolf: When Is It Possible to Call Something Beautiful? Some Observations about Aesthetics in Islamic Literature and Art.