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Mamluk Studies Review, Vol. XVII (2013) MAMLŪK STUDIES REVIEW XVII 2013 MAMLŪK STUDIES REVIEW XVII 2013 MIDDLE EAST DOCUMENTATION CENTER (MEDOC) THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MAMLŪK STUDIES REVIEW published by the middle east documentation center (medoc) the university of chicago Mamlūk Studies Review is an annual refereed journal devoted to the study of the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt and Syria (648–922/1250–1517). Since volume XIII, no. 1, Mamlūk Studies Review has been published not in conventional print format, but as an open-access online publication. The goals ofMamlūk Studies Review are to take stock of scholarship devoted to the Mamluk era, nurture communication within the field, and promote further research by encouraging the critical discussion of all aspects of this important medieval Islamic polity. The journal includes both articles and reviews of recent books. Submissions of original work on any aspect of the field are welcome, although the editorial board will periodically issue volumes devoted to specific topics and themes. Mamlūk Studies Review also solicits edited texts and translations of shorter Arabic source materials (waqf deeds, letters,fatāwá and the like), and encourages discussions of Mamluk era artifacts (pottery, coins, etc.) that place these resources in wider contexts. All questions regarding style should be resolved through reference to The Chicago Manual of Style. Transliterated Middle Eastern languages should conform to the system utilized by the Library of Congress (see the conversion chart near the end of this volume) using a Unicode font that contains all necessary diacritical marks (see the website below for further information). Submissions may be made via email, but authors may be required to send a printed copy and/or a CD-ROM which includes the article, all figures and illustrations, and any special fonts used. 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The site also has information about subscribing to the Mamluk listserv, an open forum for discussing all aspects of the history and culture of the Mamluk Sultanate. The Editors of Mamlūk Studies Review encourage readers to use the listserv to comment upon and discuss issues raised in the Review. E-ISSN 1947-2404 Copyright © 2013–2014 Middle East Documentation Center, The University of Chicago. Some rights reserved. Content in Mamlūk Studies Review may be downloaded, reproduced, and distributed for non-commercial personal and scholarly use, provided that Mamlūk Studies Review is always properly cited as the original source, and that the work is not altered or transformed in any way. Please contact the editor regarding uses which may fall outside of this description. The logo that appears on the cover and title page was created by John E. Woods. All communications should be sent to: The Editor,Mamlūk Studies Review, 5828 South University Avenue, 201 Pick Hall, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA. The editor can be contacted by email at [email protected]. © 2013 Middle East Documentation Center, The University of Chicago. http://mamluk.uchicago.edu/MamlukStudiesReview_XVII_2013.pdf MAMLŪK STUDIES REVIEW Editor MARLIS J. SALEH, The University of Chicago Associate Editor FRÉDÉRIC BAUDEN, University of Liège Editorial Board REUVEN AMITAI, Hebrew University of Jerusalem DORIS BEHRENS-ABOUSEIF, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London ANNE F. BROADBRIDGE, University of Massachusetts VANESSA DE GIFIS, Wayne State University LI GUO, University of Notre Dame TH. EMIL HOMERIN, University of Rochester R. STEPHEN HUMPHREYS, University of California, Santa Barbara DAISUKE IGARASHI, Chukyo University DONALD P. LITTLE, McGill University JOHN L. MELOY, American University of Beirut CARL F. PETRY, Northwestern University WARREN C. SCHULTZ, DePaul University BETHANY J. WALKER, University of Bonn PATRICK WING, University of Redlands JOHN E. WOODS, The University of Chicago Founder and Editor Emeritus BRUCE D. CRAIG, The University of Chicago Production OLAF G. NELSON, The University of Chicago © 2013 Middle East Documentation Center, The University of Chicago. http://mamluk.uchicago.edu/MamlukStudiesReview_XVII_2013.pdf The Bruce D. Craig Prize for Mamluk Studies The Prize Committee is pleased to announce that Elias Muhanna (Ph.D. 2012, Harvard University) has been named recipient of the 2012 Bruce D. Craig Prize for Mamluk Studies for his dissertation: Encyclopaedism of the Mamluk Period: The composition of Shihāb al-Dīn al-Nuwayrī’s (d. 1333) Nihāyat al-arab fī funūn al-adab Muhanna’s dissertation offers a detailed examination of one of the most impor- tant Mamluk encyclopaedias and addresses a crucial theme of the Mamluk pe- riod, the rise of encyclopaedism. The dissertation connects cultures of literacy to larger political processes, namely state formation. The author argues that al- Nuwayrī’s work must be understood within the trend of 14th century administra- tive and institutional centralization and that it is the expression of a wider trend in blending adab and religious learning. Methodologically, this is a bold move and one that historians rarely attempt, the tendency rather being to examine literary production as related to narrower fields of influence. Furthermore, Muhanna’s codicological work is admirable and his grasp of languages strong. This is a well written, superbly competent, and original study, which makes a major contribution to the study of Mamluk cultural production and the field of Mamluk history at large. The author is to be commended for his close reading of the text. This allows him to offer a much nuanced discussion of the text’s genesis, structure, and function. “Encyclopaedism of the Mamluk Period” is the work of an engaged and energetic scholar. Committee members (in alphabetic order): Li Guo Konrad Hirschler Kristina Richardson © 2013 Middle East Documentation Center, The University of Chicago. http://mamluk.uchicago.edu/MamlukStudiesReview_XVII_2013.pdf The Bruce D. Craig Prize, carrying a cash award of $1,000, is given annually by Mamlūk Studies Review for the best dissertation on a topic related to the Mamluk Sultanate submitted to an American or Canadian university during the preced- ing calendar year. In the event no dissertations are submitted, or none is deemed to merit the prize, no prize will be awarded. To be considered for the 2014 Prize, dissertations must be defended by December 31, 2014, and submitted to the Prize Committee by January 31, 2015. Submissions should be sent electronically to Mar- lis J. Saleh, Editor, Mamlūk Studies Review, at [email protected]. Previous Prize Winners: 2004: Tamer el-Leithy, Princeton University, “Coptic Culture and Conversion in Medieval Cairo: 1293-1524.” 2005: Zayde G. Antrim, Harvard University, “Place and Belonging in Medieval Syria, 6th/12th to 8th/14th Centuries.” 2006: Nahyan A. G. Fancy, University of Notre Dame, “Pulmonary Transit and Bodily Resurrection: The Interaction of Medicine, Philosophy and Religion in the Works of Ibn al-Nafīs (d. 1288).” 2007: No prize was awarded. 2008: No prize was awarded. 2009: No prize was awarded. 2010: No prize was awarded. 2011: Prize awarded jointly to Nathan C. Hofer (Emory University), “Sufism, State, and Society in Ayyubid and Early Mamluk Egypt, 1173-1309,” and Matthew B. Ingalls (Yale University), “Subtle Innovation Within Networks of Convention: The Life, Thought, and Intellectual Legacy of Zakariyya al-Ansari (d. 926/1520).” Preface This issue ofMamlūk Studies Review consists of a selection of articles based on pa- pers that were delivered at the 2012 International Conference on Mamluk Litera- ture, a two-day international colloquium focusing on the literature of the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt and Syria (1250–1517) which was co-sponsored by the Middle East Documentation Center (MEDOC) and the Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) at the University of Chicago. Special thanks to Bruce Craig, founder and editor emeritus of Mamlūk Studies Review and the guiding force behind Mamluk Studies at the University of Chicago, who conceptualized this conference and in whose honor it was held. Marlis J. Saleh Editor © 2013 Middle East Documentation Center, The University of Chicago. http://mamluk.uchicago.edu/MamlukStudiesReview_XVII_2013.pdf Contents Obituary David C. Reisman (1969–2011) 1 Ahmed H. al-Rahim Articles “Ayna hādhā min al-Mutanabbī!” Toward an Aesthetics of Mamluk Literature 5 Thomas Bauer Woven Together as Though Randomly Strung: Variation in Collections of Naevi Poetry Compiled by al-Nuwayrī and al-Sarī al-Raffāʾ 23 Adam Talib The Medieval Islamic Literary World-System: The Lexicographic Turn 43 Muhsin J. al-Musawi On Mamluk Anthologies
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