Encounters: Medieval Islamic History in 50 Objects

Häftad, Engelska, 2025

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This book consists of fifty case studies and offers an innovative approach to the study of Medieval Islamic history, concentrating on the analysis of physical objects from the seventh to the eighteenth centuries and across most of the regions that make up the pre-Modern Islamic world.These include a wide range of objects from portable items like coins, vessels and books to major constructions, including mosques, tombs, castles, dams, and canal systems. The central argument is that the interdisciplinary study of physical objects provides invaluable perspectives that can deepen or challenge the evidence in the written record. Object-based study can also shed light on the lives of social groups who are seldom discussed in Islamic texts written before the modern period. To demonstrate these points, each case study focusses on a single object or small group of related objects. The case studies combine close analysis of the material and visual characteristics with a discussion of the wider context in which such objects were commissioned, made, used, adapted and exchanged.The book is intended as an introduction to the historical study of Islamic objects, employing perspectives from the fields of art history, archaeology, numismatics, ethnography, and epigraphy. Written with a minimum of technical language and supported by a critical introduction, an extensive glossary, a timeline and guide for further reading, the book is aimed at students and general readers who are interested in the political, economic, social, cultural, religious and intellectual histories of the Islamic world.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2025-10-27
Mått156 x 234 x 24 mm
Vikt740 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieEncounters: in 50 Objects
Antal sidor354
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9781032537016

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Marcus Milwright is a British Academy Global Professor in the Department of History of Art, University of York (UK) and Professor of Islamic art at the University of Victoria (Canada). His research interests include the arts and archaeology of the Islamic world, traditional crafts practices, cross-cultural interaction in the Medieval period, and the history of medicine. Publications include A Story of Islamic Art (2023), The Queen of Sheba’s Gift: A History of the True Balsam of Matarea (2022) and The Dome of the Rock and its Umayyad Mosaic Inscriptions (2016).

Section 1: The Formative Phase, c. 650–800Chapter 1: A Bifolium from a Hijazi QurʾanChapter 2: The Shahada SolidusChapter 3: The ʿUmari Mosque in BusraChapter 4: The Mosaic Floor of the Church of St Stephen, Umm al-RasasChapter 5: An Inscription from Qasr al-Hayr al-GharbiSection 2: Expanded Horizons, c. 800–1000Chapter 6: A Tin-Glazed Bowl painted with CobaltChapter 7: The Palace of Balkuwara, SamarraChapter 8: A Folio from the Tashkent QurʾanChapter 9: The Maqsura of the Congregational Mosque of QayrawanChapter 10: The Leyre CasketSection 3: Political and Cultural Diversity, c. 1000–1400Chapter 11: Reused Marble Capitals on the Minaret in SevilleChapter 12: The Façade of al-Aqmar Mosque, CairoChapter 13: An Inlaid Brass Jug from MosulChapter 14: Wall Painting in the Abu Saʿid Mausoleum, near MihnaChapter 15: The Qutb Mosque, DelhiSection 4: Realignments, c. 1400–1800Chapter 16: Tombstones from Aceh, SumatraChapter 17: The Emin Minaret, TurfanChapter 18: A Deccani Steel ʿAlamChapter 19: An Ottoman Topographic View of İnebahtı (Nafpaktos), GreeceChapter 20: Clay Tobacco Pipes from a Workshop in CairoSection 5: The Rural EnvironmentChapter 21: Caliph Muʿawiya’s Dam near TaʾifChapter 22: The Aflaj of Wadi al-Jizzi, OmanChapter 23: Kuh-Qalʿih of TunChapter 24: A Handmade Ceramic Jug from southern JordanChapter 25: A Sugar Refinery at Chichaoua, MoroccoSection 6: Manufacturing and the EconomyChapter 26: An early Islamic Glass WeightChapter 27: A Decorated AlbarelloChapter 28: An illustrated Page from the Mantiq al-WahshChapter 29: Indian Block-Printed Cotton TextilesChapter 30: A Carpet from Late Mamluk EgyptSection 7: The Movement of Goods and PeopleChapter 31: Samanid Dirhams buried at Storr Rock, OrkneyChapter 32: The Caravanserai of Ribat-i MahiChapter 33: An Iranian Gold Seal RingChapter 34: A Slave Market from the Maqamat of al-HaririChapter 35: The Hajj Fort at QatranaSection 8: Faith in PracticeChapter 36: A Mosque in ShangaChapter 37: A Rock-Cut Panel from the Viar (Dash Kassan) ComplexChapter 38: The Tomb of Mubarak Khan in the Makli Necropolis, ThattaChapter 39: A Stucco Mihrab at ZuzanChapter 40: A Talismanic shirtSection 9: The Scholarly EliteChapter 41: The Mausoleum of Imam Shafiʿi, CairoChapter 42: A Safavid Lacquer Pen BoxChapter 43: A Page from a Notebook written by al-MaqriziChapter 44: A Fourteenth-century Drawing of a Water ClockChapter 45: A Battle Scene from Rashid al-Din’s Jamiʿ al-TawarikhSection 10: Alternative Perspectives and Marginalised VoicesChapter 46: A Paper Amulet from EgyptChapter 47: The Hospital of Arghun al-Kamili, AleppoChapter 48: A Mughal Portrait of Inayat KhanChapter 49: A Painting of Shah ʿAbbas and his PageChapter 50: A Shadow Puppet from Ottoman Damascus

“Encounters: Medieval Islamic History in 50 Objects offers an insightful and richly illustrated introduction to the history and material cultures of the medieval Muslim world. In a very accessible manner, the book discusses a wide array of intriguing objects—from household utensils, through books, coins and other precious objects, to imperial and religious architecture. It makes that history almost tangible.”Dr Jelle Bruning, University Lecturer at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies“This thoughtful, erudite collection of essays brings fresh perspectives to a diverse range of medieval Islamic objects and buildings. Rigorously researched and lucidly written, the book’s chapters contextualise Islamic material culture in accessible and engaging ways. Compelling reading for students and scholars eager to broaden and deepen their knowledge of this fascinating period of Islamic history.”Cailah Jackson, KRC Research Associate

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