TY - BOOK ID - 137687362 TI - Queens, eunuchs and concubines in Islamic history, 661-1257 PY - 2019 SN - 1474476759 1474423191 PB - Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Islamic civilization. KW - Eunuchs KW - Sex role KW - Sex KW - Women KW - Political activity KW - To 1500 KW - Islamic Empire. KW - Islamic countries. KW - Islamic Empire KW - Civilization. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:137687362 AB - Based on original and previously unexamined sources, this book provides a critical and systematic analysis of the role of queens, eunuchs and concubines in medieval Islamic history. Spanning over 600 years, it explores gender and sexual politics and power from the time of the Prophet Muhammad through the Umayyad and Abbasid periods to the Mamluks in the 15th century. Geographically its coverage extends from Iran and Central Asia to North Africa and Spain. Drawing on specific historical case studies and events, it looks at the role of women, mothers, wives, eunuchs, concubines, qahramans and atabegs in the dynamics and manipulation of medieval Islamic politics. ER -