Traduction et étude du Mu‘īd al-ni‘am wa Mubīd al-niqam de Tāğ al-dīn al-Subkī (1327-1370)
Book in French.
= Work, Power, and Knowledge:
113 Professions at the Heart of Fourteenth-Century Mamluk Society
In the fourteenth century, a judge from Mamluk Syro-Egyptian society undertook to describe the professions and functions that structured his time. Through 113 recorded occupations, he reveals the administrative, religious, economic, and social framework of a world often referenced, yet rarely examined from within.
= A Major Fourteenth-Century Text Finally Made Accessible
This volume offers the first complete translation into French — and into a Western language — of this important text. It represents a major contribution to the social history of the Mamluk world and provides a valuable tool for understanding the concrete mechanisms of power, knowledge, and labor in the fourteenth century. The translation is accompanied by a detailed glossary explaining each profession mentioned, as well as a study devoted to the life and career of the author, placing his testimony within its intellectual and institutional context.
= A Window onto the Professions and Hierarchies of the Mamluk World
At the intersection of scholarly translation and historical inquiry, this book opens an unprecedented window onto the professional and social realities of Mamluk society.
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The Author
Mehdi Mouslim holds a Master’s degree in Arabic–English–French translation as well as a Master’s degree in Arabic language and literature (specialization: history of the Arab world). His doctoral dissertation (defended in 2022) was devoted to the study of professions and functions in fourteenth-century Syro-Egyptian society. He currently teaches at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) and the Université catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain).
The book is prefaced by Jean-Charles Ducène (EPHE/PSL).
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Keywords
Al-Subkī | arab | professions, functions, Mamluk society
