Middle-East-msg - 11/6/08 ਀ഊInformation and references about the period Middle East. ਀ഊNOTE: See also the files: Arabs-msg, Ethiopia-msg, Islamic-bib, Moors-msg, Palestine-msg, Scythians-msg, ME-dance-msg, Islamic-Feast-art, ME-feasts-msg. ਀ഊ************************************************************************ ਀一伀吀䤀䌀䔀 ⴀഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀 椀猀 愀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 愀 挀漀洀洀漀渀 琀栀攀洀攀 琀栀愀琀 䤀 栀愀瘀攀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 洀礀 爀攀愀搀椀渀最 漀昀 琀栀攀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 挀漀洀瀀甀琀攀爀 渀攀琀眀漀爀欀猀⸀ 匀漀洀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 搀愀琀攀 戀愀挀欀 琀漀 ㄀㤀㠀㤀Ⰰ 猀漀洀攀 洀愀礀 戀攀 愀猀 爀攀挀攀渀琀 愀猀 礀攀猀琀攀爀搀愀礀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀 椀猀 瀀愀爀琀 漀昀 愀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 昀椀氀攀猀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 匀琀攀昀愀渀✀猀 䘀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀ 吀栀攀猀攀 昀椀氀攀猀 愀爀攀 愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀爀渀攀琀 愀琀㨀 栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ ਀䤀 栀愀瘀攀 搀漀渀攀 愀 氀椀洀椀琀攀搀 愀洀漀甀渀琀 漀昀 攀搀椀琀椀渀最⸀ 䴀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 栀愀瘀椀渀最 琀漀 搀漀 眀椀琀栀 猀攀瀀愀爀愀琀攀 琀漀瀀椀挀猀 眀攀爀攀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 猀瀀氀椀琀 椀渀琀漀 搀椀昀昀攀爀攀渀琀 昀椀氀攀猀 愀渀搀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 攀砀琀爀愀渀攀漀甀猀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 眀愀猀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀搀⸀ 䘀漀爀 椀渀猀琀愀渀挀攀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀 䤀䐀猀 眀攀爀攀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀搀 琀漀 猀愀瘀攀 猀瀀愀挀攀 愀渀搀 爀攀洀漀瘀攀 挀氀甀琀琀攀爀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 挀漀洀洀攀渀琀猀 洀愀搀攀 椀渀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 愀爀攀 渀漀琀 渀攀挀攀猀猀愀爀椀氀礀 洀礀 瘀椀攀眀瀀漀椀渀琀猀⸀ 䤀 洀愀欀攀 渀漀 挀氀愀椀洀猀 愀猀 琀漀 琀栀攀 愀挀挀甀爀愀挀礀 漀昀 琀栀攀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 最椀瘀攀渀 戀礀 琀栀攀 椀渀搀椀瘀椀搀甀愀氀 愀甀琀栀漀爀猀⸀ഊ ਀倀氀攀愀猀攀 爀攀猀瀀攀挀琀 琀栀攀 琀椀洀攀 愀渀搀 攀昀昀漀爀琀猀 漀昀 琀栀漀猀攀 眀栀漀 栀愀瘀攀 眀爀椀琀琀攀渀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀⸀ 吀栀攀 挀漀瀀礀爀椀最栀琀 猀琀愀琀甀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀 椀猀 甀渀挀氀攀愀爀 愀琀 琀栀椀猀 琀椀洀攀⸀ 䤀昀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 椀猀 瀀甀戀氀椀猀栀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀攀猀攀 洀攀猀猀愀最攀猀Ⰰ 瀀氀攀愀猀攀 最椀瘀攀 挀爀攀搀椀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀琀漀爀⠀猀⤀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀愀渀欀 礀漀甀Ⰰഊ Mark S. Harris AKA: THLord Stefan li Rous ਀                                          匀琀攀昀愀渀 愀琀 昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ************************************************************************ ਀ഊFrom: keikos at aol.com (Keiko S) ਀一攀眀猀最爀漀甀瀀猀㨀 爀攀挀⸀漀爀最⸀猀挀愀ഊSubject: Re: middle eastern persona ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 ㌀ 䨀甀渀 ㄀㤀㤀㔀 ㄀㠀㨀㌀㤀㨀㌀㔀 ⴀ　㐀　　ഊ ਀夀攀猀Ⰰ 琀栀攀礀 搀椀搀⸀ 吀栀攀礀 栀愀搀 瀀爀漀瀀攀爀琀礀 爀椀最栀琀猀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 挀甀猀琀漀洀 搀椀挀琀愀琀攀搀 琀栀愀琀 愀ഊmarried woman had a right to total privacy. Even her husband was not ਀愀氀氀漀眀攀搀 椀渀 栀攀爀 猀攀挀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 琀栀攀 氀椀瘀椀渀最 焀甀愀爀琀攀爀猀 甀渀椀渀瘀椀琀攀搀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 猀栀攀 漀眀渀攀搀 琀栀攀ഊcooking utensils and the tent itself. The dress code was in her favor, ਀琀漀漀Ⰰ 猀琀爀愀渀最攀 愀猀 椀琀 洀愀礀 猀攀攀洀⸀  䄀氀氀 琀栀漀猀攀 氀愀礀攀爀猀 愀爀攀 椀渀猀甀氀愀琀椀渀最 愀渀搀 欀攀攀瀀 礀漀甀ഊsafe from sunburn, and the fact that your shape is pretty much concealed ਀洀攀愀渀猀 礀漀甀 搀漀渀✀琀 最攀琀 漀最氀攀搀⸀  䄀氀猀漀Ⰰ 椀昀 礀漀甀 眀愀渀琀 琀漀 最攀琀 椀渀琀漀 洀椀猀挀栀椀攀昀Ⰰ 礀漀甀✀爀攀ഊalmost completely anonymous in the everyday outdoor wear. Modesty and ਀瀀爀漀瀀爀椀攀琀礀 眀攀爀攀 攀砀瀀攀挀琀攀搀 漀昀 琀栀攀 洀攀渀 愀猀 眀攀氀氀 愀猀 琀栀攀 眀漀洀攀渀⸀ 匀栀攀 欀攀瀀琀 栀攀爀ഊdowry as her personal property, and if there was a divorce, it went with ਀栀攀爀Ⰰ 愀猀 眀攀氀氀 愀猀 琀栀攀 戀爀椀搀攀 瀀爀椀挀攀 琀栀攀 最爀漀漀洀 瀀愀椀搀 漀爀椀最椀渀愀氀氀礀 椀渀 漀爀搀攀爀 琀漀 最攀琀ഊmarried. The husband could take other wives, but only if he could support ਀琀栀攀洀 攀焀甀愀氀氀礀 愀渀搀 猀攀瀀愀爀愀琀攀氀礀⸀  䐀漀攀猀 琀栀愀琀 猀攀攀洀 氀椀戀攀爀愀氀 攀渀漀甀最栀㼀  䌀漀渀猀椀搀攀爀椀渀最ഊthe state of the times and the European codes which were extremely ਀漀瀀瀀爀攀猀猀椀瘀攀 漀昀 眀漀洀攀渀⸀  ഊ ਀䬀攀椀欀漀 匀 ⠀䬀愀搀椀樀愀栀⤀ഊ ਀ഊFrom: Simone89 at aol.com ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 圀攀搀Ⰰ ㈀㜀 伀挀琀 ㄀㤀㤀㤀 ㄀㄀㨀　㤀㨀㐀㠀 䔀䐀吀ഊSubject: Fwd: D. Ayalon, "Eunuchs, Caliphs and Sultans" ਀吀漀㨀 愀琀氀愀渀琀椀愀 愀琀 愀琀氀愀渀琀椀愀⸀猀挀愀⸀漀爀最ഊ ਀䠀攀爀攀 椀猀 琀栀攀 甀瀀搀愀琀攀搀 椀渀昀漀爀洀愀琀椀漀渀 漀渀 琀栀攀 ∀䔀甀渀甀挀栀猀∀ 戀漀漀欀 琀栀愀琀 猀攀瘀攀爀愀氀 最攀渀琀氀攀猀 ഊrequested. ਀匀椀洀漀渀攀ഊ ਀ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀഊDate: Wed, 27 Oct 1999 10:22:30 -0400 ਀刀攀瀀氀礀ⴀ吀漀㨀 䠀ⴀ一䔀吀 䰀椀猀琀 漀渀 䤀猀氀愀洀椀挀 䰀愀渀搀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䴀攀搀椀攀瘀愀氀 倀攀爀椀漀搀             ഊ ਀䘀爀漀洀㨀 匀琀攀瘀攀渀 䨀甀搀搀 㰀樀甀搀搀 愀琀 猀挀猀甀⸀挀琀猀琀愀琀攀甀⸀攀搀甀㸀ഊSubject: D. Ayalon, "Eunuchs, Caliphs and Sultans" ਀ഊ The Hebrew University of Jerusalem ਀                吀栀攀 䤀渀猀琀椀琀甀琀攀 漀昀 䄀猀椀愀渀 愀渀搀 䄀昀爀椀挀愀渀 匀琀甀搀椀攀猀ഊ The Max Schloessinger Memorial Foundation ਀ഊ wishes to announce the publication of ਀ഊ ਀                        䔀甀渀甀挀栀猀Ⰰ 䌀愀氀椀瀀栀猀 愀渀搀 匀甀氀琀愀渀猀㨀ഊ ਀                        䄀 猀琀甀搀礀 漀昀 瀀漀眀攀爀 爀攀氀愀琀椀漀渀猀栀椀瀀猀ഊ ਀                                         戀礀ഊ ਀                                        䐀愀瘀椀搀 䄀礀愀氀漀渀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 䴀愀最渀攀猀 倀爀攀猀猀 ㄀㤀㤀㤀㬀 ㌀㜀㘀 瀀瀀⸀Ⰰ 椀渀挀氀甀搀椀渀最 戀椀戀氀椀漀最爀愀瀀栀礀 愀渀搀 椀渀搀攀砀⸀ഊ(distributed by The Max Schloessinger Memorial Foundation at the Institute ਀漀昀 䄀猀椀愀渀 愀渀搀䄀昀爀椀挀愀渀 匀琀甀搀椀攀猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䠀攀戀爀攀眀 唀渀椀瘀攀爀猀椀琀礀⸀⤀ഊ ਀ഊ ਀        吀栀攀 猀琀甀搀礀 漀昀 琀栀攀 攀甀渀甀挀栀 瀀栀攀渀漀洀攀渀漀渀 椀渀 䤀猀氀愀洀 椀猀 猀琀椀氀氀 椀渀 椀琀猀 椀渀昀愀渀挀礀 椀渀ഊspite of its unique importance within Muslim civilization until the early ਀琀眀攀渀琀椀攀琀栀 挀攀渀琀甀爀礀⸀ 吀栀攀爀攀 栀愀猀 攀砀椀猀琀攀搀 愀渀 愀瘀攀爀猀椀漀渀 琀漀 琀栀攀 猀琀甀搀礀 漀昀 琀栀攀ഊsubject among scholars in general. For its study within Islam, there was ਀礀攀琀 愀渀漀琀栀攀爀 漀戀猀琀愀挀氀攀㨀 琀栀攀 洀椀猀甀渀搀攀爀猀琀愀渀搀椀渀最猀 漀昀 琀栀攀 琀攀爀洀猀 戀礀 眀栀椀挀栀 攀甀渀甀挀栀猀ഊwere designated. The book covers a period from the beginning of Islam ਀甀渀琀椀氀 琀栀攀 戀攀最椀渀渀椀渀最 漀昀 琀栀攀 猀椀砀琀攀攀渀琀栀 挀攀渀琀甀爀礀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 搀攀愀氀猀 洀愀椀渀氀礀 眀椀琀栀ഊeunuchs in the major centers of Islam in the East (Umayyads, 'Abbasids, ਀匀攀氀樀甀欀猀Ⰰ 娀愀渀最椀搀猀Ⰰ 䄀礀礀㴀䘀䐀戀椀猀Ⰰ 䴀愀洀氀甀欀猀 愀渀搀Ⰰ 琀漀 猀漀洀攀 攀砀琀攀渀琀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 䘀愀琀椀洀椀搀猀 漀昀ഊEgypt). It is not a history of the eunuchs in that wide area, but is ਀爀愀琀栀攀爀 挀漀渀挀攀爀渀攀搀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 瀀漀眀攀爀 愀挀挀甀洀甀氀愀琀攀搀 戀礀 琀栀攀 攀甀渀甀挀栀猀 洀椀氀椀琀愀爀椀氀礀Ⰰഊsocially and even economically (especially as trustees of financial ਀愀昀昀愀椀爀猀 愀渀搀 瀀爀漀瀀攀爀琀礀⤀⸀ഊ The ultimate aim of the study is to bring out the close ties ਀挀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀渀最  琀栀攀 栀愀爀攀洀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 攀甀渀甀挀栀猀 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 䴀愀洀氀甀欀猀⸀ 䤀渀 愀氀氀 琀栀攀猀攀 愀爀攀愀猀Ⰰഊthe dominant element had been slaves (Islamized and often enfranchised) ਀眀栀漀 眀攀爀攀  椀洀瀀漀爀琀攀搀 昀爀漀洀 戀攀礀漀渀搀 琀栀攀 昀爀漀渀琀椀攀爀猀 漀昀 䤀猀氀愀洀⸀ 吀栀攀 攀甀渀甀挀栀猀 眀攀爀攀ഊusually the trainers of the young Mamluk=FDsand quite often their ਀挀漀洀洀愀渀搀攀爀猀⸀ 吀栀攀  䴀愀洀氀甀欀猀 琀栀攀洀猀攀氀瘀攀猀Ⰰ 椀渀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 愀渀搀 挀栀愀渀最椀渀最 昀漀爀洀猀Ⰰഊconstituted the mainstay of Islam's military might through the greatest part ਀漀昀 椀琀猀ഊhistory. The book also discusses castrations, the eunuchs' prices, and ਀琀栀攀椀爀 猀漀ⴀ挀愀氀氀攀搀 猀攀砀甀愀氀 氀椀昀攀Ⰰ 爀漀洀愀渀挀攀猀 愀渀搀 洀愀爀爀椀愀最攀猀⸀ഊ ਀开 开 开 开 开 开 开 开 开 开 开 开 开 开 开 开 开 开 开 开 开 开 开 开 开 开 开 开 开 开 开 开 开 开 开 开 开ഊ ਀                        伀刀䐀䔀刀 䘀伀刀䴀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 瀀爀椀挀攀 漀昀 琀栀攀 瘀漀氀甀洀攀 椀猀 ␀㌀㠀⸀ 倀漀猀琀愀最攀 愀渀搀 栀愀渀搀氀椀渀最㨀 ␀㈀ 昀漀爀 琀栀攀 昀椀爀猀琀ഊvolume and $1 for each additional volume. Members of the association "From ਀䨀愀栀椀氀椀礀礀愀 琀漀 䤀猀氀愀洀∀ 眀椀氀氀 瀀愀礀 ␀㈀㜀  ⬀ ␀㈀ ⠀搀椀爀攀挀琀 猀愀氀攀猀 漀渀氀礀Ⰰ 渀漀琀 琀栀爀漀甀最栀ഊbooksellers). Cheques payable to the Schloessinger Memorial Foundation ਀猀栀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 猀攀渀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 䐀椀爀攀挀琀漀爀 漀昀 倀甀戀氀椀挀愀琀椀漀渀猀Ⰰ 吀栀攀 䴀愀砀 匀挀栀氀漀攀猀猀椀渀最攀爀ഊMemorial Foundation, Institute of Asian and African Studies, The Hebrew ਀唀渀椀瘀攀爀猀椀琀礀Ⰰ 䨀攀爀甀猀愀氀攀洀 㤀㄀㤀　㔀Ⰰ 䤀猀爀愀攀氀⸀ 倀氀攀愀猀攀 渀漀琀攀 琀栀愀琀 眀攀 搀漀 渀漀琀 愀挀挀攀瀀琀ഊEurocheques, but personal and institutional cheques are acceptable. ਀䤀渀焀甀椀爀椀攀猀㨀 䔀ⴀ洀愀椀氀㨀 洀猀樀猀愀椀 愀琀 瀀氀甀琀漀⸀洀猀挀挀⸀栀甀樀椀⸀愀挀⸀椀氀 ⼀ 昀愀砀㨀 ⬀㤀㜀㈀ⴀ㈀ⴀ㔀㠀㠀ⴀ㌀㘀㔀㠀ഊ ਀倀氀攀愀猀攀 猀攀渀搀 开开开开开开 挀漀瀀椀攀猀 漀昀 ∀䔀甀渀甀挀栀猀Ⰰ 䌀愀氀椀瀀栀猀 愀渀搀 匀甀氀琀愀渀猀∀ഊ ਀一愀洀攀㨀 开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开ഊ ਀䄀搀搀爀攀猀猀㨀 开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开开ഊ ਀匀琀攀瘀攀渀 䌀⸀ 䨀甀搀搀ഊAssistant Professor of History ਀匀漀甀琀栀攀爀渀 䌀漀渀渀攀挀琀椀挀甀琀 匀琀愀琀攀 唀渀椀瘀攀爀猀椀琀礀ഊNew Haven, CT 06515 ਀瀀栀㨀 ㈀　㌀⼀㌀㤀㈀ⴀ㔀㘀　㔀        昀愀砀㨀 ㈀　㌀⼀㌀㤀㈀ⴀ㔀㘀㜀　ഊjudd at scsu.ctstateu.edu ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 圀攀搀Ⰰ ㈀㌀ 䄀甀最 ㈀　　㘀 ㈀㌀㨀㈀㔀㨀㈀㄀ ⴀ　㜀　　ഊFrom: lilinah at earthlink.net ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 爀攀挀椀瀀攀猀 甀猀椀渀最 猀甀洀愀挀 戀攀爀爀椀攀猀㼀ഊTo: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org ਀ഊStefan li Rous ਀㸀  䤀✀洀 渀漀琀 焀甀椀琀攀 猀甀爀攀 眀栀椀挀栀 爀攀挀椀瀀攀猀 琀栀攀猀攀 ∀✀䄀戀戀愀猀椀搀 爀攀挀椀瀀攀猀∀ 愀爀攀Ⰰഊ ਀圀攀氀氀Ⰰ 琀栀攀爀攀✀猀ഊ1.) al-Warraq's 10th century Kitab al-Tabikh, a compendium of 9th and ਀㄀　琀栀 挀攀渀琀甀爀礀 爀攀挀椀瀀攀猀ഊ2.) al-Baghdadi's 13th century Kitab al-Tabikh (means "Book of ਀䐀椀猀栀攀猀∀Ⰰ 椀⸀攀⸀Ⰰ ∀挀漀漀欀戀漀漀欀∀⤀ഊ3.) the as-yet not fully translated book that has a long complex ਀琀椀琀氀攀 琀栀愀琀 椀猀 猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀 琀爀愀渀猀氀愀琀攀搀 琀漀 椀渀挀氀甀搀攀 ∀吀栀攀 䰀椀渀欀 漀昀 琀栀攀ഊBeloved" ਀愀渀搀ഊ4.) the 14th century Book of the Description of Familiar Foods which ਀眀愀猀 挀漀洀瀀椀氀攀搀 椀渀 䴀愀洀氀甀欀 䔀最礀瀀琀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 琀栀攀 爀攀挀椀瀀攀猀 愀爀攀 愀戀漀甀琀 ㄀⼀㌀ഊal-Baghdadi and many, if not most, of the rest are in a similar vein, ਀猀漀 挀氀攀愀爀氀礀 ✀䄀戀戀愀猀椀搀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀爀攀 愀爀攀 猀攀瘀攀爀愀氀 漀琀栀攀爀猀Ⰰ 愀猀 眀攀氀氀Ⰰ 眀栀椀挀栀 栀愀瘀攀 渀漀琀 戀攀攀渀 琀爀愀渀猀氀愀琀攀搀ഊinto English. And while the 13th c. Andalusian cookbook is not ਀✀䄀戀戀愀猀椀搀Ⰰ 瀀攀爀 猀攀Ⰰ 戀攀椀渀最 昀爀漀洀 愀 欀椀渀最搀漀洀 昀愀爀 昀愀爀 愀眀愀礀 眀椀琀栀 椀琀猀 漀眀渀ഊunique set of flavorings (such as lavender, which is never used in ਀愀氀ⴀ䈀愀最栀搀愀搀椀⤀Ⰰ 椀琀 栀愀猀 洀愀渀礀 搀椀猀栀攀猀 漀昀 ✀䄀戀戀愀猀椀搀 漀爀椀最椀渀⸀ഊ ਀䄀猀 昀漀爀 眀栀愀琀 眀愀猀 琀栀攀 ✀䄀戀戀愀猀椀搀 搀礀渀愀猀琀礀⸀⸀⸀ 吀栀攀 ✀䄀戀戀愀猀椀搀 昀愀洀椀氀礀 挀愀洀攀 椀渀琀漀ഊpower by organizing non-Arab Muslims to fight against the Umayyad ਀愀爀洀椀攀猀 椀渀 㜀㔀　 䌀䔀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀渀 戀礀 洀甀爀搀攀爀椀渀最⨀ 攀瘀攀爀礀 猀椀渀最氀攀 洀攀洀戀攀爀⨀ 漀昀 琀栀攀ഊruling family, except one youthful prince who fled to North Africa, ਀愀渀搀 戀攀挀愀洀攀 ✀愀戀搀 愀氀ⴀ刀愀挀栀洀愀渀 䤀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 昀椀爀猀琀 爀甀氀攀爀 漀昀 愀氀ⴀ䄀渀搀愀氀甀猀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀攀 渀攀砀琀 最攀渀攀爀愀琀椀漀渀 洀漀瘀攀搀 琀栀攀 ✀䄀戀戀愀猀椀搀 挀愀瀀椀琀愀氀 昀爀漀洀 䐀愀洀愀猀挀甀猀 ⠀匀礀爀椀愀⤀ഊ(which they felt was both too Byzantine and too Umayyad) to Baghdad ਀⠀䤀爀愀焀⤀⸀ 吀栀攀爀攀 琀栀攀礀 戀甀椀氀琀 愀 昀愀戀甀氀漀甀猀 愀渀搀 眀漀渀搀攀爀昀甀氀 挀椀琀礀 ⴀ 愀 挀椀爀挀甀氀愀爀ഊcity with well laid out roads. The ruler was the Caliph of Dar ਀愀氀ⴀ䤀猀氀愀洀⸀ 䤀琀 眀愀猀 椀渀 琀栀椀猀 爀攀洀愀爀欀愀戀氀攀 挀椀琀礀 琀栀愀琀 琀栀攀 䌀愀氀椀瀀栀 䠀愀爀甀渀ഊal-Rashid (r. 786-809) lived, half-brother to a famous recipe writer, ਀愀渀搀 洀攀渀琀椀漀渀攀搀 椀渀 琀栀攀 昀愀戀氀攀搀 ∀㄀Ⰰ　　　 一椀最栀琀猀 愀渀搀 愀 一椀最栀琀∀⸀ഊ ਀䈀甀琀 眀椀琀栀椀渀 愀 最攀渀攀爀愀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 琀愀欀椀渀最 挀漀渀琀爀漀氀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 ✀䄀戀戀愀猀椀搀 挀愀氀椀瀀栀 眀愀猀ഊclearly the ruler over all Dar al-Isalm in name only. Dar al-Islam ਀焀甀椀挀欀氀礀 猀瀀氀椀琀 椀渀 琀漀 洀愀渀礀 猀洀愀氀氀攀爀 欀椀渀最搀漀洀猀Ⰰ 漀渀氀礀 猀漀洀攀 漀昀 眀栀漀洀 最愀瘀攀ഊlip-service the the 'Abbasid Caliph, but basically ruled ignoring ਀栀椀洀⸀ 圀栀攀渀 琀栀攀 ✀䄀戀戀愀猀椀搀 挀愀氀椀瀀栀 眀愀猀 瀀攀琀椀琀椀漀渀攀搀 琀漀 栀攀氀瀀 琀栀攀 瀀攀漀瀀氀攀 漀昀ഊthe Levant fight of the invading Franji (European crusaders), the ਀挀愀氀椀瀀栀 挀漀甀氀搀渀✀琀 戀攀 戀漀琀栀攀爀攀搀 琀漀 氀椀昀琀 愀 昀椀渀最攀爀⸀ഊ ਀䄀渀搀 琀栀攀渀 䈀愀最栀搀愀搀 眀愀猀 琀爀甀氀礀 洀愀搀氀礀 搀攀攀瀀氀礀 猀愀挀欀攀搀 愀渀搀 搀攀猀琀爀漀礀攀搀 眀栀攀渀 琀栀攀ഊMongols invaded in 1258. The 'Abbasid caliph was killed by the ਀䴀漀渀最漀氀猀⸀ 䄀渀搀 琀栀攀 爀攀洀愀椀渀椀渀最 猀挀椀漀渀 漀昀 琀栀攀 昀愀洀椀氀礀 眀愀猀 琀愀欀攀渀 椀渀琀漀⸀⸀⸀ഊuh... mmm... protective custody in Egypt, where an 'Abbasid caliph ਀爀攀洀愀椀渀攀搀 眀栀椀氀攀 琀栀攀 䴀愀洀氀甀欀猀 爀甀氀攀搀Ⰰ 甀渀琀椀氀 琀栀攀 伀琀琀漀洀愀渀 椀渀瘀愀猀椀漀渀 漀昀 ㄀㔀㄀㜀⸀ഊ ਀䈀礀 琀栀椀猀 琀椀洀攀 琀栀攀 ✀䄀戀戀愀猀椀搀 挀愀氀椀瀀栀 眀愀猀 渀漀 氀漀渀最攀爀 愀 爀甀氀攀爀 漀昀 愀渀礀琀栀椀渀最Ⰰഊalthough he was generally recognized as a religious authority, and he ਀眀愀猀 漀昀琀攀渀 甀猀攀搀 愀猀 愀 瀀漀氀椀琀椀挀愀氀 瀀愀眀渀⸀ഊ ਀䄀 猀漀瀀栀椀猀琀椀挀愀琀攀搀 最漀甀爀洀攀琀 挀甀氀琀甀爀攀 愀爀漀猀攀 椀渀 攀愀爀氀礀 ✀䄀戀戀愀猀椀搀 䈀愀最栀搀愀搀Ⰰ 眀栀攀渀ഊmen met to eat the finest foods, tell stories, and recite poetry, ਀漀昀琀攀渀 眀椀琀栀 昀漀漀搀 愀猀 愀 猀甀戀樀攀挀琀⸀ 䤀琀 眀愀猀 昀爀漀洀 琀栀椀猀 挀甀氀琀甀爀攀 最愀猀琀爀漀渀漀洀攀猀ഊthat all the cookbooks i mentioned above arose. ਀ഊMore than you probably wanted to know, but truly a slight and ਀椀渀猀甀昀昀椀挀椀攀渀琀 搀攀猀挀爀椀瀀琀椀漀渀 漀昀 愀 最爀攀愀琀 挀甀氀琀甀爀攀⸀ഊ-- ਀唀爀琀愀琀椀洀 ⠀琀栀愀琀✀猀 攀爀爀ⴀ琀愀栀ⴀ吀䔀䔀䴀⤀ഊthe persona formerly known as Anahita ਀ഊ ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 吀栀甀Ⰰ ㈀㐀 䄀甀最 ㈀　　㘀 　㠀㨀㐀㄀㨀㄀㔀 ⴀ　㜀　　ഊFrom: David Friedman ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 刀攀㨀 嬀匀挀愀ⴀ挀漀漀欀猀崀 爀攀挀椀瀀攀猀 甀猀椀渀最 猀甀洀愀挀 戀攀爀爀椀攀猀㼀ഊTo: Cooks within the SCA ਀ഊ> As for what was the 'Abbasid dynasty... The 'Abbasid family came into ਀㸀 瀀漀眀攀爀 戀礀 漀爀最愀渀椀稀椀渀最 渀漀渀ⴀ䄀爀愀戀 䴀甀猀氀椀洀猀 琀漀 昀椀最栀琀 愀最愀椀渀猀琀 琀栀攀 唀洀愀礀礀愀搀ഊ> armies in 750 CE, and then by murdering* every single member* of the ਀㸀 爀甀氀椀渀最 昀愀洀椀氀礀Ⰰ 攀砀挀攀瀀琀 漀渀攀 礀漀甀琀栀昀甀氀 瀀爀椀渀挀攀 眀栀漀 昀氀攀搀 琀漀 一漀爀琀栀 䄀昀爀椀挀愀Ⰰഊ> and became 'abd al-Rachman I, the first ruler of al-Andalus. ਀ഊMurdering at a banquet to which they had been invited under promise ਀漀昀 猀愀昀攀琀礀Ⰰ 椀昀 洀礀 洀攀洀漀爀礀 椀猀 挀漀爀爀攀挀琀⸀ഊ ਀夀漀甀爀 愀挀挀漀甀渀琀 漀昀 琀栀攀 最氀漀爀椀攀猀 愀渀搀 渀漀戀椀氀椀琀礀 漀昀 琀栀攀 䄀戀戀愀猀椀搀猀 愀氀猀漀 氀攀昀琀ഊout the murder of Abu Muslim, the general who won them the caliphate. ਀ⴀⴀ ഊDavid/Cariadoc ਀眀眀眀⸀搀愀瘀椀搀搀昀爀椀攀搀洀愀渀⸀挀漀洀ഊ ਀ഊFrom: Catalina Ana de Salamanca ਀䐀愀琀攀㨀 䨀甀氀礀 ㄀㔀Ⰰ ㈀　　㠀 ㄀㄀㨀㐀㔀㨀㈀㌀ 倀䴀 䌀䐀吀ഊTo: Barony of Bryn Gwlad , moggiekat at gmail.com ਀匀甀戀樀攀挀琀㨀 嬀䈀爀礀渀ⴀ最眀氀愀搀崀 䈀攀搀漀甀椀渀 琀攀渀琀 氀椀渀欀猀ഊ ਀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀洀攀洀戀攀爀猀⸀琀爀椀瀀漀搀⸀挀漀洀⼀琀爀椀戀攀开戀愀搀椀爀⼀椀搀㈀㐀⸀栀琀洀ഊhttp://www.palestinianheritagecenter.com/Photo_Gallery/Inside%20the%20Center/slides/The%20Bedouin%20Tent.html ਀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀戀爀椀琀椀猀栀洀甀猀攀甀洀⸀漀爀最⼀攀砀瀀氀漀爀攀⼀栀椀最栀氀椀最栀琀猀⼀栀椀最栀氀椀最栀琀开漀戀樀攀挀琀猀⼀愀漀愀⼀爀⼀爀攀攀搀开眀愀氀氀开稀椀爀戀开昀爀漀洀开愀开戀攀搀漀甀椀⸀愀猀瀀砀ഊhttp://www.worldofstock.com/closeups/TME1237.php ਀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀戀氀漀最⸀氀椀戀⸀甀洀渀⸀攀搀甀⼀攀氀洀漀椀　　㄀⼀愀爀挀栀椀琀攀挀琀甀爀攀⼀㈀　　㠀⼀　㌀⼀氀椀瘀椀渀最开椀渀开愀开戀攀搀漀甀椀渀开琀攀渀琀⸀栀琀洀氀ഊhttp://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/196603/the.black.tent.htm ਀栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀礀攀氀瀀⸀挀漀洀⼀戀椀稀开瀀栀漀琀漀猀⼀㈀䄀唀㤀䜀䈀欀琀㤀眀㔀䈀㌀娀渀昀开䴀瘀䴀㤀最㼀猀攀氀攀挀琀㴀㔀戀㐀㜀㘀刀㤀砀猀漀䨀唀匀礀瘀䌀昀　夀嘀挀儀ഊhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/17424601 at N00/281088669/ ਀ഊSeveral folks have asked me about traditional Bedouin tent construction. While I can't vouch for the period accuracy of any of the above links, they will show you many modern tents. I've also included an account from a historical traveler, as well as some older pictures. I suspect (having very little to base this on) that the tents haven't changed all that much from our time period. With all the YMMV stuff out of the way, does anyone have a few black goats I can borrow that need a haircut? ਀ഊ~Catalina ਀ഊ ਀䔀搀椀琀攀搀 戀礀 䴀愀爀欀 匀⸀ 䠀愀爀爀椀猀ऀ䴀椀搀搀氀攀ⴀ䔀愀猀琀ⴀ洀猀最ऀ倀愀最攀 㔀 漀昀 㔀ഊ ਊ