The eighth volume of proceedings of the International Colloquia on the
History of Egypt and Syria in the Fatimid, Ayyubid and Mamluk Eras covers
the 19th, 20th, 21st and 22nd gatherings, organized at Ghent University in
2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013. True to tradition, the 27 articles deal with a
wide variety of scholarly subjects, all revolving around the central theme
of Syro-Egypt's high and late medieval history. Topics dealt with include
archaeology, architecture, codicology, economic, political, and religious
history, as well as belles-lettres. With contributions by P.-V. Claverie,
N. Coureas, J.-Ch. Ducene, H. Hanisch, D. Igarashi, G. Lelli, Y. Lev, P.
Moukarzel, D. Nicolle, C. Onimus, M. Piana, S. Pradines, B. Shoshan, N.
Vanthieghem, Th.M. Wijntjes, J. Yeshaya, K. Yosef and M. Zouihal.