In the presence of power : court and performance in the pre-modern Middle East / edited by Maurice A. Pomerantz and Evelyn Birge Vitz.

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In recent decades, scholars have produced much new research on courtly life in medieval Europe, but studies on imperial and royal courts across the Middle East have received much less attention, particularly for courts before 1500AD. In the Presence of Power, however, sheds new light on courtly life...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Pomerantz, Maurice A. (Editor)
Vitz, Evelyn Birge (Editor)
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Islamic Empire > Court and courtiers.
Performing arts > Islamic Empire.
Rites and ceremonies > Islamic Empire.
Oral tradition > Islamic Empire.
PERFORMING ARTS > General.
Courts and courtiers.
Oral tradition.
Performing arts.
Rites and ceremonies.
Islamic Empire.
Physical Description:ix, 292 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book
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