Queens, eunuchs and concubines in Islamic history, 661-1257 /
El-Azhari, Taef
Queens, eunuchs and concubines in Islamic history, 661-1257 / Taef El-Azhari. - UK : Edinburgh University Press, 2021. - xix, 449 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm. - Edinburgh studies in classical Islamic history and culture . - Edinburgh studies in classical Islamic history and culture. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 422-436) and index.
"Based on original and previously unexamined sources, this book provides a critical and systematic analysis of the role of queens, eunuchs and concubines in medieval Islamic history. Spanning over 600 years, it explores gender and sexual politics and power from the time of the Prophet Muhammad through the Umayyad and Abbasid periods to the Mamluks in the 15th century. Geographically its coverage extends from Iran and Central Asia to North Africa and Spain. Drawing on specific historical case studies and events, it looks at the role of women, mothers, wives, eunuchs, concubines, qahramans and atabegs in the dynamics and manipulation of medieval Islamic politics." --
Sex role--Islamic Empire.
Sex--Islamic Empire.
Women--Political activity--Islamic Empire.
Eunuchs--Political activity--Islamic Empire.
Women--Political activity.
Eunuchs--Political activity.
Civilization.
Sex.
Sex role.
Sex role--Islamic Empire.
Sex--Islamic Empire.
Women--Political activity--Islamic Empire.
Eunuchs--Political activity--Islamic Empire.
Islamic Empire--Civilization.
Islamic Empire.
Islamic countries.
Islamic Empire--Civilization.
305.3 / R1
Queens, eunuchs and concubines in Islamic history, 661-1257 / Taef El-Azhari. - UK : Edinburgh University Press, 2021. - xix, 449 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm. - Edinburgh studies in classical Islamic history and culture . - Edinburgh studies in classical Islamic history and culture. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 422-436) and index.
"Based on original and previously unexamined sources, this book provides a critical and systematic analysis of the role of queens, eunuchs and concubines in medieval Islamic history. Spanning over 600 years, it explores gender and sexual politics and power from the time of the Prophet Muhammad through the Umayyad and Abbasid periods to the Mamluks in the 15th century. Geographically its coverage extends from Iran and Central Asia to North Africa and Spain. Drawing on specific historical case studies and events, it looks at the role of women, mothers, wives, eunuchs, concubines, qahramans and atabegs in the dynamics and manipulation of medieval Islamic politics." --
Sex role--Islamic Empire.
Sex--Islamic Empire.
Women--Political activity--Islamic Empire.
Eunuchs--Political activity--Islamic Empire.
Women--Political activity.
Eunuchs--Political activity.
Civilization.
Sex.
Sex role.
Sex role--Islamic Empire.
Sex--Islamic Empire.
Women--Political activity--Islamic Empire.
Eunuchs--Political activity--Islamic Empire.
Islamic Empire--Civilization.
Islamic Empire.
Islamic countries.
Islamic Empire--Civilization.
305.3 / R1