Lokale und imperiale Herrschaft im Iran des 12. Jahrhunderts

Herrschaftspraxis und Konzepte

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How is political rule organised? Top-down, in a process of delegation? Or are there other forms and can local rulers take their position without being legitimised from above, relying on their own basis of power?
This book takes a fresh look …

Divrigi

Unterwegs zur türkischen Mystik in Stein

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Since the medieval building complex consisting of the Friday mosque and the psychiatric hospital was declared “World Cultural Heritage Site” in 1986 the small provincial town of Divriği, hidden in the mountains of East Taurus, has become a popular destination …

Nomad Aristocrats in a World of Empires

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The papers published in this volume go back to a conference held November 2011 in Hamburg. The conference was built around the question of domination: of nomads over sedentary people, of sedentary people over nomads, and of nomads over nomads. …

Grenzgänge im östlichen Mittelmeerraum

Byzanz und die islamische Welt vom 9. bis 13. Jahrhundert

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The volume presents articles from different academic fields. The geographical focus lies on the Eastern Mediterranean, its chronological framework comprises mainly the 9th to 13th century. The collected articles share a common approach inviting the reader to think across the …

Die Johanneskirche in Ephesos

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Die Kirche Johannes des Theologen in Ephesos gehört zu den bedeutendsten Sakralbauten der Spätantike. Kaiser Justinian I. ließ sie um die Mitte des 6. Jahrhunderts als mächtige Kreuzkuppelbasilika nach dem Vorbild der Apostelkirche von Konstantinopel errichten. Die vorliegende Baumonographie untersucht …