Nomen Est Omen: David Ayalon, the Mamluk Sultanate, and the Reign of the Turks

Jo Van Steenbergen · 2021

This essay presents a survey and careful re-reading of some of David Ayalon's work, with a particular focus on his 1990 "Bar Mamluks, Burj Mamlks -Inadequate Names for the Two Reigns of the Mamlk Sultanate".

Type:
Book Chapter
Author:
Jo Van Steenbergen
Published:
2021
Publisher:
BRILL

This essay presents a survey and careful re-reading of some of David Ayalon's work, with a particular focus on his 1990 "Bar Mamluks, Burj Mamlks -Inadequate Names for the Two Reigns of the Mamlk Sultanate". It aims to explore the wider dimensions of Ayalon's discussions and to reflect on the meanings of naming patterns in particular for understandings of this polity's dynamic history. It endeavors to show

Get this book

ⓘ These are affiliate links; if you make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

The history this book covers

Civilizations: Mamluk Sultanate

Türkçe sayfa →

Sıkça sorulan sorular

What is "Nomen Est Omen: David Ayalon, the Mamluk Sultanate, and the Reign of the Turks" about?
This essay presents a survey and careful re-reading of some of David Ayalon's work, with a particular focus on his 1990 "Bar Mamluks, Burj Mamlks -Inadequate Names for the Two Reigns of the Mamlk Sultanate".
Who wrote "Nomen Est Omen: David Ayalon, the Mamluk Sultanate, and the Reign of the Turks"?
Jo Van Steenbergen