Slave Soldiers and Islam_ The Genesis of a Military System - Daniel Pipes

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SLAVE SOLDIERS AND ISLAM THE GENESIS OF A MILITARY SYSTEM DANIELPIPES NewHavenand London Yale University Press ...

Publishedwithassistancefromthe foundation establishedin memory ofAmasaStoneMather oftheClassof 1907,Yale College. Copyright(C) 1 ...

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Oneobedientslaveis better than threehundredsons; for thelatterdesiretheirfather’s death, theformerhismaster’sglory. --A poet quo ...

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Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Abbreviations PARTI:THEISLAMICATE CONTEXT ChapterOne WhatIsaMilitarySlave? Differencesfrom ...

Contents X ChapterFive TheFirst MilitarySlaveSystem 140 Systematic Acquisition 140 Organized Training 148 Professional Employmen ...

Acknowledgments This study isbasedonadoctoral dissertationsubmitted in May 1978 toHarvardUniversity foraPh.D. in History andMidd ...

xii Acknowledgments N. Frye, William Fuller, OlegGrabar,Halil Inalcik,WilliamH. McNeill,the lateSamuel Sandmel,andAbraham L.Udov ...

Introduction IslamdomasaUnit Muslim peoples in premodern times shared many customsand attitudes which hadno apparent connection ...

xiv Introduction tions, regardless ofhow imperfect the application ofShariCawas, Muslimlegalsystemsalways hadanIslamicbasisin pr ...

Introduction xv core areaaloneisnot enough forthis;tounderstandIslamin history,they mustbetracedtothefarcorners.Forthis purpose, ...

xvi Introduction Islamicate Influences Islamaffected Muslims primarily in three interrelated ways: through the implementation of ...

Introduction xvii amongMuslims. In fact,the responses to failure influenced Muslimsincommon waysasmuchasthe goalsthey attained.I ...

xviii Introduction theMiddleEast,only high culturetraveledwithit,notthe"ev- eryday cultural patterns ofits underlying village an ...

Introduction xix their public order could not correspond tothose goals,they withdrewfromtheirownarmies, compelling therulerstolo ...

xx Introduction Weknow manyfactsaboutmilitaryslavesbutalmost nothing about military slavery. Although military slaves appeared i ...