Gary Leiser
Biographic Data
| ID | 1439784 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gary Leiser |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gary |
| FAMILY NAME | Leiser |
| SIGNATURE | LEISER G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Kaiser Permanente Vacaville Medical Center |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 27 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 27 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Seljuk Sultan Kay Kāʾūs I and the Assassins
This article marshals the known evidence for the political relations between the Seljuk sultan of Anatolia or Rūm, Kay Kāʾūs I (r. 608-616/1211-1220), and the Assassins or Ismailis in Iran and Syria. This evidence indicates that the sultan corresponded with the grand master of the Assassins in Iran, was aware of their activities in western Iran and of their coreligionists in Syria, paid protection money to them, and included them in his political…
John Porter Brown, Early American Orientalist (1814-1872)
John Porter Brown was a diplomat who served at the American Legation in Constantinople from 1832 to 1872. This is a brief account of his diplomatic career and largely forgotten contribution to early American orientalism
The Life and Times of the Ayyūbid Vizier al-Ṣāḥib b. Shukr
This is a description and assessment of the career of al-Ṣāḥib b. Shukr (548–622/1153–1225), the most important vizier of Ayyūbid Egypt. Born in the Delta, and raised in an influential family, he studied to become a jurist. After serving as a judge ( qāḍī ), he entered the administration of Saladin and subsequently became the vizier of two Ayyūbid sultans, al-ʿĀdil and his son al-Kāmil. His ruthlessness in raising money for them by transforming t…
Prostitution in the Eastern Mediterranean World: The Economics of Sex in the Late Antique and Medieval Middle East
This groundbreaking book challenges many stereotypical views about the historical practice of prostitution. Based on twenty years' research, and organized by region, it charts the history of sex for sale in those chief centres of the late antique and medieval East, whether in Arabia, Egypt, Syria or Anatolia. Ranging extensively from 300 CE to 1500 (or from the reign of Theodosius to the early Ottoman period), Gary Leiser meticulously examines th…
Conclusion: Research on the Seljuks of Anatolia: Some Comments on the State of the Art
The Seljuqs: Politics, Society and Culture * Edited by CHRISTIAN Lange and Songul Mecit
This volume collects the fruits of a conference titled ‘The Seljuqs: Islam Revitalized?’ and held in Edinburgh in 2008. By ‘Seljuqs’ are meant the Great Seljuqs, although three contributions are devoted to the branch known as the Seljuqs of Rūm or Anatolia. Thus, the sweep of the conference was primarily across the region between Transoxania and Iraq, that is, the lands of Persia, in the fifth–seventh/eleventh–thirteenth centuries. Because the Se…
The First Flight Above Egypt: The Great Week of Aviation at Heliopolis, 1910
This article describes in detail the beginning of aviation in Egypt, with special reference to the Great Week of Aviation at Heliopolis in 1910, and the effect of this new technology on Egyptians. With the exception of a few flights in North Africa made by French pilots in late 1909, it also describes the first flights in the Arab world. Based primarily on contemporary Egyptian Arabic newspapers, it recounts how a group of colonial entrepreneurs …
Some Observations on the Influence of Byzantine Institutions on Ottoman Institutions
The Turks in Anatolia before the Ottomans
Byzantium and the Turks before the Turkish invasion From Constantinople the Byzantine emperors looked across the Bosphorus to Anatolé, Greek for ‘the land of the rising sun’. Anatolé, or Anatolia, roughly the present area of Asiatic Turkey, was the heartland of the Byzantine empire in the eleventh century CE. Favoured with a wealth of natural resources, several natural harbours on the Black Sea, the Aegean and the Mediterranean, and many well-wat…
The New Cambridge History of Islam
Volume 2 of The New Cambridge History of Islam is devoted to the history of the Western Islamic lands from the political fragmentation of the eleventh century to the beginnings of European colonialism towards the end of the eighteenth century. The volume embraces a vast area from al-Andalus and North Africa to Arabia and the lands of the Ottomans. In the first four sections, scholars – all leaders in their particular fields - chart the rise and f…
Muslims from al-Andalus in the madrasas of late Fāṭimid and Aiyūbid Egypt
Este artículo describe el papel representado por los musulmanes andalusíes en el desarrollo temprano y posterior función pedagógica de las madrasas (colegios de ley islámica) en Egipto, desde el período fāṭimí tardío (495-567/1101-1171) hasta el final de la época ayyūbí (567-648/1101-1250). Este papel está relacionado con la riḥla, el viaje que hacían los andalusíes a Oriente «en busca de la ciencia». El artículo se inicia con una breve exposició…
Adana station 1943–45: Prelude to the post‐war American military presence in Turkey
The American military presence in Turkey after the Second World War is generally acknowledged to have originated from President Harry Truman's decision to grant substantial military assistance to that country in early 1947 in reaction to the Soviet Union's demands on Ankara after June 1945. This aid arrived with American advisers and technicians and helped lay the groundwork for the establishment of the first joint air base at Adana Air Field (la…
Vetluga Memoir: A Turkish Prisoner of War in Russia, 1916-1918
Mehmet Arif was an officer in a Turkish unit captured early on in World War I by Russian forces. His memoirs describe the hardships of the war in a remote Russian town, the life of the ordinary people in the last years of Czarist Russia and the chaos caused by the Bolshevik Revolution
Islam in Anatolia after the Turkish Invasion: Prolegomena
Mamluk Economics: A Study and Translation of al-Maqrīzī's Ighāthah
Twilight of Majesty: The Reigns of the Mamlūk Sultans al-Ashraf Qāytbāy and Qānṣūh al-Ghawrī in Egypt
The Seljuks of Anatolia: Their History and Culture According to Local Muslim Sources
First published in 1943 in Turkish, intended to introduce a series of studies of the specific local sources for information on the Seljuks. The series itself was never written. The sections survey published and unpublished sources, chronicles and lost chronicles, diplomatic, and literary sources. An
The Origins of the Ottoman Empire
Michael W. Dols
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
The Turkish air force, 1939–45: The rise of a minor power
On 16 June 1938, Sabiha Gokgen, an adopted daughter of Atatiirk, pulled back on the throttle of her American Vultee V-11 attack bomber, lifted off from Yesilk6y airfield near Istanbul, and headed for Athens. Thus began perhaps the most celebrated demonstration of Turkish air power since the end of the War of Independence in 1922. Gokgen set out on a goodwill flight that took her to Athens, Salonica, Sofia, Belgrade, and Bucharest.1 This flight wa…
Medieval Islamic Medicine: Ibn Riḍwān's Treatise "On the Prevention of Bodily Ills in Egypt" . Ibn Riḍwan , Michael W. Dols , Adil S. Gamal
Notes on the Madrasa in Medieval Islamic Society
The Madrasa and the Islamization of the Middle East The Case of Egypt
Considerable scholarly research has been devoted to the madrasa, or Muslim college of law, which first appeared in the 4th/ 10th century in the eastern regions of the Islamic world and by the middle of the 8th/14th century had reached Spain. Indeed, a bibliography on this subject would fill many pages. And rightly so, for the madrasa was unquestionably one of the most important institutions of Islamic civilization. Apart from investigating the or…
The Endowment of the Al-Zahiriyya in Damascus
THE ENDOWMENT OF THE AL-ZAHIRIYYA IN DAMASCUS BY GARY LEISER (Ankara) Dedicated to the memory of Janet Stevens, a classmate and student of Arabic literature killed in the bombing of the American Embassy in Beirut, 1983. In his study of the multifaceted endowment (waql) document of the Egyptian Mamluk Sultan Barsbay (d. 841/1438), Ahmed Darrag states that very few of these documents have survived from Mamluk Egypt and none have come to light for t…
Medical Education in Islamic Lands from the Seventh to the Fourteenth Century
Journal Article Medical Education in Islamic Lands from the Seventh to the Fourteenth Century Get access GARY LEISER GARY LEISER AnkaraTurkey Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Volume 38, Issue 1, January 1983, Pages 48–75, https://doi.org/10.1093/jhmas/38.1.48 Published: 01 January 1983
Notes on the Madrasa in Medieval Islamic Society
Adana station 1943–45: Prelude to the post‐war American military presence in Turkey
The American military presence in Turkey after the Second World War is generally acknowledged to have originated from President Harry Truman's decision to grant substantial military assistance to that country in early 1947 in reaction to the Soviet Union's demands on Ankara after June 1945. This aid arrived with American advisers and technicians and helped lay the groundwork for the establishment of the first joint air base at Adana Air Field (la…
The Turkish air force, 1939–45: The rise of a minor power
On 16 June 1938, Sabiha Gokgen, an adopted daughter of Atatiirk, pulled back on the throttle of her American Vultee V-11 attack bomber, lifted off from Yesilk6y airfield near Istanbul, and headed for Athens. Thus began perhaps the most celebrated demonstration of Turkish air power since the end of the War of Independence in 1922. Gokgen set out on a goodwill flight that took her to Athens, Salonica, Sofia, Belgrade, and Bucharest.1 This flight wa…
Prostitution in the Eastern Mediterranean World: The Economics of Sex in the Late Antique and Medieval Middle East
This groundbreaking book challenges many stereotypical views about the historical practice of prostitution. Based on twenty years' research, and organized by region, it charts the history of sex for sale in those chief centres of the late antique and medieval East, whether in Arabia, Egypt, Syria or Anatolia. Ranging extensively from 300 CE to 1500 (or from the reign of Theodosius to the early Ottoman period), Gary Leiser meticulously examines th…
The First Flight Above Egypt: The Great Week of Aviation at Heliopolis, 1910
This article describes in detail the beginning of aviation in Egypt, with special reference to the Great Week of Aviation at Heliopolis in 1910, and the effect of this new technology on Egyptians. With the exception of a few flights in North Africa made by French pilots in late 1909, it also describes the first flights in the Arab world. Based primarily on contemporary Egyptian Arabic newspapers, it recounts how a group of colonial entrepreneurs …
The Madrasa and the Islamization of the Middle East The Case of Egypt
Considerable scholarly research has been devoted to the madrasa, or Muslim college of law, which first appeared in the 4th/ 10th century in the eastern regions of the Islamic world and by the middle of the 8th/14th century had reached Spain. Indeed, a bibliography on this subject would fill many pages. And rightly so, for the madrasa was unquestionably one of the most important institutions of Islamic civilization. Apart from investigating the or…
The Endowment of the Al-Zahiriyya in Damascus
THE ENDOWMENT OF THE AL-ZAHIRIYYA IN DAMASCUS BY GARY LEISER (Ankara) Dedicated to the memory of Janet Stevens, a classmate and student of Arabic literature killed in the bombing of the American Embassy in Beirut, 1983. In his study of the multifaceted endowment (waql) document of the Egyptian Mamluk Sultan Barsbay (d. 841/1438), Ahmed Darrag states that very few of these documents have survived from Mamluk Egypt and none have come to light for t…
Hanbalism in Egypt before the Mamluks
Le Hanbalisme en Egypte avant 647H/1249 ap J.-C. (fin de la dynastie Ayyubide. Les premiers Hanbalites arrivent peu apres la mort d'Ahmad Ibn Hanbal a Bagdad en 241H/855. Mais c'est seulement au siecle suivant qu'ils sont organises. Historique. Peu nombreux, les Hanbalites d'Egypte d'avant les Mamelouks furent fort actifs
The Crusader Raid in the Red Sea in 578/1182-83
Throughout the period of the Crusades, many events occurred which can only be described as unusual if not bizarre. The discovery of the Holy Lance and later the Children's Crusade are examples that come easily to mind. In the realm of military exploits, the Wars of the Cross witnessed the full range of human endeavor from the ignominious to the brilliant. One military adventure that must at least be considered fantastic and almost a stroke of gen…
Hanbalism in Egypt before the Mamluks
Le Hanbalisme en Egypte avant 647H/1249 ap J.-C. (fin de la dynastie Ayyubide. Les premiers Hanbalites arrivent peu apres la mort d'Ahmad Ibn Hanbal a Bagdad en 241H/855. Mais c'est seulement au siecle suivant qu'ils sont organises. Historique. Peu nombreux, les Hanbalites d'Egypte d'avant les Mamelouks furent fort actifs
Medical Education in Islamic Lands from the Seventh to the Fourteenth Century
Journal Article Medical Education in Islamic Lands from the Seventh to the Fourteenth Century Get access GARY LEISER GARY LEISER AnkaraTurkey Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic PubMed Google Scholar Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences, Volume 38, Issue 1, January 1983, Pages 48–75, https://doi.org/10.1093/jhmas/38.1.48 Published: 01 January 1983
The Endowment of the Al-Zahiriyya in Damascus
THE ENDOWMENT OF THE AL-ZAHIRIYYA IN DAMASCUS BY GARY LEISER (Ankara) Dedicated to the memory of Janet Stevens, a classmate and student of Arabic literature killed in the bombing of the American Embassy in Beirut, 1983. In his study of the multifaceted endowment (waql) document of the Egyptian Mamluk Sultan Barsbay (d. 841/1438), Ahmed Darrag states that very few of these documents have survived from Mamluk Egypt and none have come to light for t…
The Madrasa and the Islamization of the Middle East The Case of Egypt
Considerable scholarly research has been devoted to the madrasa, or Muslim college of law, which first appeared in the 4th/ 10th century in the eastern regions of the Islamic world and by the middle of the 8th/14th century had reached Spain. Indeed, a bibliography on this subject would fill many pages. And rightly so, for the madrasa was unquestionably one of the most important institutions of Islamic civilization. Apart from investigating the or…
Medieval Islamic Medicine: Ibn Riḍwān's Treatise "On the Prevention of Bodily Ills in Egypt" . Ibn Riḍwan , Michael W. Dols , Adil S. Gamal
Notes on the Madrasa in Medieval Islamic Society
Michael W. Dols
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the ‘Save PDF’ action button
The Turkish air force, 1939–45: The rise of a minor power
On 16 June 1938, Sabiha Gokgen, an adopted daughter of Atatiirk, pulled back on the throttle of her American Vultee V-11 attack bomber, lifted off from Yesilk6y airfield near Istanbul, and headed for Athens. Thus began perhaps the most celebrated demonstration of Turkish air power since the end of the War of Independence in 1922. Gokgen set out on a goodwill flight that took her to Athens, Salonica, Sofia, Belgrade, and Bucharest.1 This flight wa…
The Origins of the Ottoman Empire
The Seljuks of Anatolia: Their History and Culture According to Local Muslim Sources
First published in 1943 in Turkish, intended to introduce a series of studies of the specific local sources for information on the Seljuks. The series itself was never written. The sections survey published and unpublished sources, chronicles and lost chronicles, diplomatic, and literary sources. An
Mamluk Economics: A Study and Translation of al-Maqrīzī's Ighāthah
Twilight of Majesty: The Reigns of the Mamlūk Sultans al-Ashraf Qāytbāy and Qānṣūh al-Ghawrī in Egypt
Vetluga Memoir: A Turkish Prisoner of War in Russia, 1916-1918
Mehmet Arif was an officer in a Turkish unit captured early on in World War I by Russian forces. His memoirs describe the hardships of the war in a remote Russian town, the life of the ordinary people in the last years of Czarist Russia and the chaos caused by the Bolshevik Revolution
Islam in Anatolia after the Turkish Invasion: Prolegomena
Adana station 1943–45: Prelude to the post‐war American military presence in Turkey
The American military presence in Turkey after the Second World War is generally acknowledged to have originated from President Harry Truman's decision to grant substantial military assistance to that country in early 1947 in reaction to the Soviet Union's demands on Ankara after June 1945. This aid arrived with American advisers and technicians and helped lay the groundwork for the establishment of the first joint air base at Adana Air Field (la…
Muslims from al-Andalus in the madrasas of late Fāṭimid and Aiyūbid Egypt
Este artículo describe el papel representado por los musulmanes andalusíes en el desarrollo temprano y posterior función pedagógica de las madrasas (colegios de ley islámica) en Egipto, desde el período fāṭimí tardío (495-567/1101-1171) hasta el final de la época ayyūbí (567-648/1101-1250). Este papel está relacionado con la riḥla, el viaje que hacían los andalusíes a Oriente «en busca de la ciencia». El artículo se inicia con una breve exposició…
The Turks in Anatolia before the Ottomans
Byzantium and the Turks before the Turkish invasion From Constantinople the Byzantine emperors looked across the Bosphorus to Anatolé, Greek for ‘the land of the rising sun’. Anatolé, or Anatolia, roughly the present area of Asiatic Turkey, was the heartland of the Byzantine empire in the eleventh century CE. Favoured with a wealth of natural resources, several natural harbours on the Black Sea, the Aegean and the Mediterranean, and many well-wat…
The New Cambridge History of Islam
Volume 2 of The New Cambridge History of Islam is devoted to the history of the Western Islamic lands from the political fragmentation of the eleventh century to the beginnings of European colonialism towards the end of the eighteenth century. The volume embraces a vast area from al-Andalus and North Africa to Arabia and the lands of the Ottomans. In the first four sections, scholars – all leaders in their particular fields - chart the rise and f…
Some Observations on the Influence of Byzantine Institutions on Ottoman Institutions
The First Flight Above Egypt: The Great Week of Aviation at Heliopolis, 1910
This article describes in detail the beginning of aviation in Egypt, with special reference to the Great Week of Aviation at Heliopolis in 1910, and the effect of this new technology on Egyptians. With the exception of a few flights in North Africa made by French pilots in late 1909, it also describes the first flights in the Arab world. Based primarily on contemporary Egyptian Arabic newspapers, it recounts how a group of colonial entrepreneurs …
Conclusion: Research on the Seljuks of Anatolia: Some Comments on the State of the Art
The Seljuqs: Politics, Society and Culture * Edited by CHRISTIAN Lange and Songul Mecit
This volume collects the fruits of a conference titled ‘The Seljuqs: Islam Revitalized?’ and held in Edinburgh in 2008. By ‘Seljuqs’ are meant the Great Seljuqs, although three contributions are devoted to the branch known as the Seljuqs of Rūm or Anatolia. Thus, the sweep of the conference was primarily across the region between Transoxania and Iraq, that is, the lands of Persia, in the fifth–seventh/eleventh–thirteenth centuries. Because the Se…
Prostitution in the Eastern Mediterranean World: The Economics of Sex in the Late Antique and Medieval Middle East
This groundbreaking book challenges many stereotypical views about the historical practice of prostitution. Based on twenty years' research, and organized by region, it charts the history of sex for sale in those chief centres of the late antique and medieval East, whether in Arabia, Egypt, Syria or Anatolia. Ranging extensively from 300 CE to 1500 (or from the reign of Theodosius to the early Ottoman period), Gary Leiser meticulously examines th…
The Life and Times of the Ayyūbid Vizier al-Ṣāḥib b. Shukr
This is a description and assessment of the career of al-Ṣāḥib b. Shukr (548–622/1153–1225), the most important vizier of Ayyūbid Egypt. Born in the Delta, and raised in an influential family, he studied to become a jurist. After serving as a judge ( qāḍī ), he entered the administration of Saladin and subsequently became the vizier of two Ayyūbid sultans, al-ʿĀdil and his son al-Kāmil. His ruthlessness in raising money for them by transforming t…
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