Servants at the Gate
Eunuchs at the Court of al-Muqtadir
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9084873 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nadia Maria El-Cheikh (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 234-252 |
| Publication date | 2005-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-4995 • E-ISSN: 1568-5209 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/1568520054127095 |
| OpenAlex | W2046877234 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 6 |
This paper investigates the eunuch's institution in the court of the Abbasid caliph al-Muqtadir and seeks, first, to delineate the variety of functions that the eunuchs held in the early fourth/tenth century Abbasid court both in the harem and in ceremonial; second, it investigates the careers of the eunuchs Sāfī al-Huramī and Muflih al-Khādim al-Aswad, exploring their sources of authority and their various networks which allowed them to exercise a high degree of political influence. Le but de ce travail est d'étudier l'institution "Eunuque" au coeur de la cour Abbaside du caliphe al-Muqtadir. En premier lieu nous soulignons les fonctions multiples que les eunuques performaient dans la cour abbaside (début 4/10ème siècle) tant au sein du harem pendant le ceremonial royal. En second lieu nous explorons plus en détail les carrières des eunuques Sāfī al-Huramī et Muflih al-Khādim al-Aswad, identifiant les sources de leur pouvoir et les réseaux differents qui leur permirent d'éxercer une veritable influence politique
Art · Ethnology · Harem · Humanities · Institution · Political science · Archaeology and Historical Studies · History · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Medieval History and Crusades
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Rhétorique de la distance
| Citations per year | 0.8 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2011 - 2025 (15) |
| Highly cited | No |