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Sibṭ Ibn al-ʿAjamī's Thabat
Švandová, Karolína ; Ženka, Josef (advisor) ; Bielický, Viktor (referee)
The thesis examines the scholarly experience of one of the most renowned muhaddiths from Aleppo of his time, Sibṭ Ibn al-ʿAjamī (d. 1438), in Damascus and Cairo in the years 780- 782/1378-1380. The main manuscript source the thesis draws on are selected parts from Sibṭ Ibn al-ʿAjamī's Thabat study diary, i.e.Thabat. Based on microhistorical analysis of Thabat and other sources written by the hand of Sibṭ Ibn al-ʿAjamī it aims to describe the reality of the scholarly environment during the examined period, and the reflection of this reality in the selected sources. With the information extracted, it offers a unique opportunity to enter a day in the life of a mamluk scholar. Key words: thabat, microhistory, manuscripts, egodocuments, Damascus, Cairo
Maliki elites in Damascus in the 14th and 15th century
Švandová, Karolína ; Ženka, Josef (advisor) ; Ťupek, Pavel (referee)
The thesis deals with the maliki learned elites in Damascus in the second half of the 14th century and the first half of the 15th century. It examines selected contemporary Arabic written sources, such as historical chronicles and biographic dictionaries by chosen mamluk authors. Based on the data extracted it aims to reconstruct the lived reality of the maliki elites and their depiction in the selected sources. An analysis of the personnel structure of the maliki community is presented, together with the study of the representatives' scholarly and vocational activities and the role of the community as a whole in the specific social dynamics of Damascus in the examined period of time.

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