Mamluk Egypt - the Center of Arab-Muslim Culture of 13-14th Centuries
Liberal Arts in Russia. 2014. Vol. 3. No. 6. Pp. 485-488.
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The author analyses the role and meaning of the Mamluk Egypt as the center of Arab-Muslim culture of 13-14th centuries. The factors leading Egypt to become the significant cultural center are studied. It is stressed, that in the 13-14th centuries Egyptian culture reached its climax due to historical conditions and Mamluks patronage, who managed to make this state the center of Arab-Muslim culture. The author showed the important role of Mamluk Egypt not only in Arab-Muslim but also in the culture of all mankind.
Keywords
- • Egypt
- • Mamluks
- • culture
- • Arabs
- • Muslims
- • architecture
- • art
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