TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cortese,Delia
AU  - Calderini,Simonetta
TI  - Women and the Fatimids in the world of Islam
SN  - 0748626298
AV  - HQ1170 .C78 2006eb
U1  - 305.48697 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Edinburgh
PB  - Edinburgh University Press
KW  - Fatimiden
KW  - Börngen, ...
KW  - Fatimiden.
KW  - Fatimites
KW  - History
KW  - To 1500
KW  - Muslim women
KW  - Social conditions
KW  - Social life and customs
KW  - F*atimides
KW  - Histoire
KW  - Jusqu'à 1500
KW  - Musulmanes
KW  - Conditions sociales
KW  - Mœurs et coutumes
KW  - SOCIAL SCIENCE
KW  - Women's Studies
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - Islam
KW  - General
KW  - fast
KW  - Manners and customs
KW  - Frau
KW  - gnd
KW  - gtt
KW  - Vrouwen
KW  - Africa, North
KW  - Egypt
KW  - Afrique du Nord
KW  - Égypte
KW  - North Africa
KW  - Arabische wereld
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-253) and index; Working the propaganda spindle -- Family ties : women and genealogy in Fatimid dynastic history -- Inside the palace walls : life at court -- Battleaxes and formidable aunties -- Women of substance at the Fatimid courts -- Outside the palace walls : daily life; Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK); Electronic reproduction; [Place of publication not identified]; HathiTrust Digital Library; 2011
N2  - This first full-length study of women and the Fatimids is a groundbreaking work investigating an unexplored area in the field of Islamic and medieval studies. The authors have unearthed a wealth of references to women, thus re-inscribing their role in the history of one of the most fascinating Islamic dynasties, the only one to be named after a woman. At last some light is thrown on the erstwhile silent and shadowy figures of women under the Fatimids which gives them a presence in the history of women in medieval and pre-modern dynasties. Basing their research on a variety of sources from historical works to chronicles, official correspondence, documentary sources and archaeological findings, the authors have provided a richly informative analysis of the status and influence of women in this period. Their contribution is explored first within the context of Isma'ili and Fatimid genealogical history, and then within the courts in their roles as mothers, courtesans, wives and daughters, and as workers and servants. Throughout the book comparison is drawn with the status and roles of women in earlier, contemporary and subsequent Islamic as well as non-Islamic courts
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