The Mongol Empire between myth and reality

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Part I. The memoria of the Mongols in historical and literary sources.- Mythico-legendary figures and history between east and west.- The Mongols and the legend of Prester John.- The historiographical works of Barhebraus on the Mongol period.- The historical Taqwim in Muslim east.- Part II. Shamanism and Islam.- Shamanism and Islam in Central Asia: two antinomic religious universes?.- The transformation of a myth of origins, Genghis Khan and Timur.- Mongol law versus Islamic law: myth and reality.- Part III. Conquering the world protected by the Tenggeri.- From 'non-negotiation' to an abortive alliance: thoughts on the diplomatic exchanges between the Mongols and the Latin west.- Hulegu's letters to the last Ayyubid ruler of Syria: the construction of a model.- Part IV. Mamluks and Ilkhans: the quest of legitimacy.- Legitimizing a low-born, regicide monarch: Baybars and the Ilkhans.- The written and the spoken word: Baybars and the Caliphal investiture ceremonies in Cairo.- Ghazan Khan's invasion of Syria: polemics on his conversion to Islam and the Christian troops in his army.- A religious response to Ghazan Khan's invasions of Syria: the three "anti-Mongol" fatwas of Ibn Taymiyya.- Epilogue: The Mongol empire after Genghis Khan.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-372) and index.