On Lunatics and Loving Sons: A textual study of the Mamluk treatment of al-Hakim

摘要

The Mamluk historical tradition's depiction of al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah (386-411/996-1021), the fifth Caliph of the Fatimid dynasty of Egypt (296-556/909-1171), is a contradictory amalgamation of awe, confusion, and horror. Al-Hakim assumes effective politic