The Sultan and His Ṣūfī Lodge
The Beginnings of the Ḫānaqāh of Siryāqūs
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21486394 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Máté Horváth (0000-0001-9512-5196, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Pages | 15-31 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Arabist Budapest Studies in Arabic (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0239-1619 |
| Publisher | Kőrösi Csoma Társaság (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.58513/arabist.2024.47.4 |
| OpenAlex | W4405513568 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
Among the many monuments built by the great 8th/14th-century Egyptian Mamluk sultan an-Nāṣir Muḥammad, the Ṣūfī lodge (ḫānaqāh) of Siryāqūs only survives in the name of a modern settlement. Based on mediaeval – if possible, contemporary – sources, this article explores the beginnings of the history of this particular institution, focusing on the context and motivation of its construction
Archaeology · Art · Ancient Egypt and Archaeology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · History · Islamic Studies and History
| Highly cited | No |
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