Damascus life 1480-1500 : a report of a local notary /

Name: Damascus life 1480-1500 : a report of a local notary /
Author: Shoshan, Boaz(Author)

Title	Damascus life 1480-1500 : a report of a local notary /
Author	Shoshan, Boaz(Author)
Publication Date:	2020
Publication Place	Leiden Boston - BRILL
Subject	Ibn Ṭawq, Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, > 1430 or 1431-1509 or 1510 > Taʻlīq. \| Ibn Ṭawq, Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, > 1430 or 1431-1509 or 1510 > Diaries. \| Arabs > Syria > Damascus > Diaries. \| Notaries > Syria > Damascus > Diaries. \| Damascus (Syria) > History > 15th century. \| Damascus (Syria) > Social conditions > 15th century. \| Damascus (Syria) > Social life and customs.
Type	Book
Language	English
Digital	No
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	1 online resource.
Library:	American Research Center in Egypt - ARCE
Library Asset ID	Unknown
Record ID	39932
Library Location	ARCE Library
Date	2020
Notes	Includes bibliographical references and index. \| "In Damascus Life 1480-1500: A Report of a Local Notary Boaz Shoshan offers a microhistory of the largest Syrian city at the end of the Mamluk period and on the eve of the Ottoman conquest. Mainly based on a partly preserved diary, the earliest available of its kind and written by Ibn Ṭawq, a local notary, it portrays the life of a lower middle class who originated from the countryside and who, through marriage, was able to become a legal clerk and associate with scholars and bureaucrats. His diary does not only provide us with unique information on his family, social circle and the general situation in Damascus, but it also sheds light on subjects of which little is known, such as the functioning of the legal system, marriage and divorce, bourgeois property and the mores of the common people".
Sample Text	"In Damascus Life 1480-1500: A Report of a Local Notary Boaz Shoshan offers a microhistory of the largest Syrian city at the end of the Mamluk period and on the eve of the Ottoman conquest. Mainly based on a partly preserved diary, the earliest available of its kind and written by Ibn Ṭawq, a local notary, it portrays the life of a lower middle class who originated from the countryside and who, through marriage, was able to become a legal clerk and associate with scholars and bureaucrats. His diary does not only provide us with unique information on his family, social circle and the general situation in Damascus, but it also sheds light on subjects of which little is known, such as the functioning of the legal system, marriage and divorce, bourgeois property and the mores of the common people".
Seri	Islamic History and Civilization;volume 168.Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2020, ISBN: 9789004405868.

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Damascus life 1480-1500 : a report of a local notary /

Author Shoshan, Boaz(Author)

Publication Date 2020

Publication Place Leiden Boston - BRILL

Subject Ibn Ṭawq, Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, > 1430 or 1431-1509 or 1510 > Taʻlīq. | Ibn Ṭawq, Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, > 1430 or 1431-1509 or 1510 > Diaries. | Arabs > Syria > Damascus > Diaries. | Notaries > Syria > Damascus > Diaries. | Damascus (Syria) > History > 15th century. | Damascus (Syria) > Social conditions > 15th century. | Damascus (Syria) > Social life and customs.

Type Book

Language English

Digital No

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions 1 online resource.

Library American Research Center in Egypt - ARCE

Library Asset ID Unknown

Record ID 39932

Library Location ARCE Library

Date 2020

Notes Includes bibliographical references and index. | "In Damascus Life 1480-1500: A Report of a Local Notary Boaz Shoshan offers a microhistory of the largest Syrian city at the end of the Mamluk period and on the eve of the Ottoman conquest. Mainly based on a partly preserved diary, the earliest available of its kind and written by Ibn Ṭawq, a local notary, it portrays the life of a lower middle class who originated from the countryside and who, through marriage, was able to become a legal clerk and associate with scholars and bureaucrats. His diary does not only provide us with unique information on his family, social circle and the general situation in Damascus, but it also sheds light on subjects of which little is known, such as the functioning of the legal system, marriage and divorce, bourgeois property and the mores of the common people".

Sample Text "In Damascus Life 1480-1500: A Report of a Local Notary Boaz Shoshan offers a microhistory of the largest Syrian city at the end of the Mamluk period and on the eve of the Ottoman conquest. Mainly based on a partly preserved diary, the earliest available of its kind and written by Ibn Ṭawq, a local notary, it portrays the life of a lower middle class who originated from the countryside and who, through marriage, was able to become a legal clerk and associate with scholars and bureaucrats. His diary does not only provide us with unique information on his family, social circle and the general situation in Damascus, but it also sheds light on subjects of which little is known, such as the functioning of the legal system, marriage and divorce, bourgeois property and the mores of the common people".

Seri Islamic History and Civilization;volume 168.Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2020, ISBN: 9789004405868.