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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
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