Power Politics And Religion In Timurid Iran

Author : Beatrice Forbes Manz
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2007-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781139462846

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Power, Politics and Religion in Timurid Iran by Beatrice Forbes Manz Pdf

Beatrice Forbes Manz uses the history of Iran under the Timurid ruler Shahrukh (1409–1447) to analyse the relationship between government and society in the medieval Middle East. She provides a rich portrait of Iranian society over an exceptionally broad spectrum - the dynasty and its servitors, city elite and provincial rulers, and the religious classes, both ulama' and Sufi. The work addresses two issues central to pre-modern Middle Eastern history: how a government without the monopoly of force controlled a heterogeneous society, and how a society with diffuse power structures remained stable over long periods. Written for an audience of students as well as scholars, this book provides a broad analysis of political dynamics in late medieval Iran and challenges much received wisdom about civil and military power, the relationship of government to society, and the interaction of religious figures with the ruling class.

Author : Colin P. Mitchell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2009-08-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780857715883

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The Practice of Politics in Safavid Iran by Colin P. Mitchell Pdf

The Safavid dynasty originated as a fledgling apocalyptic mystical movement based in Iranian Azarbaijan, and grew into a large, cosmopolitan Irano-Islamic empire stretching from Baghdad to Herat. Here, Colin P. Mitchell examines how the Safavid state introduced and moulded a unique and vibrant political discourse, reflecting the social and religious heterogeneity of sixteenth-century Iran. Beginning with the millenarian-minded Shah Isma'il and concluding with the autocrat par excellence, Shah Abbas, Mitchell explores the phenomenon of state-sponsored rhetoric. A thorough investigation of the Safavid state and the significance of rhetoric, power and religion in its functioning, The Practice of Politics in Safavid Iran is indispensable for all those interested in Iranian history and politics and Middle East studies.

Author : David Menashri
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781136333712

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Post-Revolutionary Politics in Iran by David Menashri Pdf

After the Islamic revolution in Iran, revolutionary leaders had to compromise their ideology. The Iranian ship of state continues to drift in search of an equilibrium between revolutionary convictions and the demands of governance, between religion and state, and Islam and the West.

Author : Ziba Mir-Hosseini,Richard Tapper
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2006-05-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780857713759

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Islam and Democracy in Iran by Ziba Mir-Hosseini,Richard Tapper Pdf

In today's world all eyes are on Iran, which has grappled with an experiment that has had a massive global impact. For some, the Iranian Revolution of 1978-79 was the triumph of a modern, political Islam, heralding Muslim justice and economic prosperity. Others, including many of the original revolutionaries, saw religious fanatics attempting to roll back time by creating a despotic theocracy. Either way, the Iranian Revolution changed the Muslim world. It not only inspired the Muslim masses but also reinvigorated intellectual debates on the nature and possibilities of an Islamic state. The new 'Islamic Republic of Iran' combined not just religion and the state, but theocracy and democracy. Yet the revolution's heirs were soon engaged in a protracted struggle over its legacy. Dissident thinkers, from within an Islamic framework, sought a rights-based political order that could accept dissent, tolerance, pluralism, women's rights and civil liberties. Their ideas led directly to the presidency of Mohammad Khatami and, despite their political failure, they did leave a permanent legacy by demystifying Iranian religious politics, and condemning the use of the Shariah to justify autocratic rule. This book tells the story of the reformist movement through the world of Hasan Yousefi Eshkevari. An active supporter of the revolution who became one of the most outspoken critics of theocracy, Eshkevari developed ideas of 'Islamic democratic government', which have attracted considerable attention in Iran and elsewhere. In presenting a selection of Eshkevari's writings, this book reveals the intellectual and political trajectory of a Muslim thinker and his attempts to reconcile Islam with reform and democracy. As such it makes a highly original contribution to our understanding of the difficult social and political issues confronting the Islamic world today.

Author : Colin Paul Mitchell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0755607600

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The Practice of Politics in Safavid Iran by Colin Paul Mitchell Pdf

"The Safavid dynasty originated as a fledgling apocalyptic mystical movement based in Iranian Azarbaijan, and grew into a large, cosmopolitan Irano-Islamic empire stretching from Baghdad to Herat. Here Colin Mitchell examines how the Safavid state introduced and moulded a unique and vibrant political discourse which reflected the social and religious heterogeneity of sixteenth-century Iran. Beginning with the millenarian-minded Shah Isma'il and concluding with the autocrat par excellence, Shah Abbas, Mitchell explores the phenomenon of state-sponsored rhetoric. He focuses on the large corpus of epistles, letters and missives produced by a developed Safavid chancellery which show how the Safavids forged and negotiated their political and religious sovereignty in a diverse and complex environment. A thorough investigation of the Safavid state and the significance of rhetoric, power and religion in its functioning, "The Practice of Politics in Safavid Iran" is indispensable for all those interested in Iranian history and politics as well as the wider world of Middle East studies."--Bloomsbury publishing.

Author : İlker Evrim Binbaş
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2016-05-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781107054240

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Intellectual Networks in Timurid Iran by İlker Evrim Binbaş Pdf

Discusses the importance of informal intellectual networks and the formation of the republic of letters in Islamic history. The book focuses on the fifteenth century Timurid, Ottoman, and Mamluk empires, and traces the connections between intellectuals in these three early modern Islamic polities.

Author : Omid Safi
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 502 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Iran
ISBN : UOM:39015058216451

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Power and the Politics of Knowledge by Omid Safi Pdf

Author : Charles Melville
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9781838606152

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The Timurid Century by Charles Melville Pdf

The century after the conquests of Timur witnessed the division of eastern and western Iran between his Turko-Mongol successors, and a flowering of Persian culture in the great cities of Herat, Samarqand and Tabriz, among others. In this, the ninth volume in The Idea of Iran series, leading scholars analyse the ways that Timurid contemporaries viewed their traditions and their environment, asking questions such as: what was the view of outsiders, and how does modern scholarship define the distinctive aspects of the period? Essential reading for scholars, students, and all those interested in the history of Iran, the book considers the political, religious and cultural history of this rich and highly productive interval that was the springboard for the formation of new imperial Ottoman, Safavid, Mughal and Ozbek orders of succeeding centuries.

Author : Denise Aigle
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 407 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2014-10-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004280649

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The Mongol Empire between Myth and Reality by Denise Aigle Pdf

In The Mongol Empire between Myth and Reality, Denise Aigle presents the Mongol empire as a moment of contact between political ideologies, religions, cultures and languages, and, in terms of reciprocal representations, between the Far East, the Muslim East, and the Latin West. The first part is devoted to “The memoria of the Mongols in historical and literary sources” in which she examines how the Mongol rulers were perceived by the peoples with whom they were in contact. In “Shamanism and Islam” she studies the perception of shamanism by Muslim authors and their attempts to integrate Genghis Khan and his successors into an Islamic framework. The last sections deal with geopolitical questions involving the Ilkhans, the Mamluks, and the Latin West. Genghis Khan’s successors claimed the protection of “Eternal Heaven” to justify their conquests even after their Islamization.

Author : Jo Van Steenbergen
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 373 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004431317

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Trajectories of State Formation across Fifteenth-Century Islamic West-Asia by Jo Van Steenbergen Pdf

The concept, practice, institution and appearance of ‘the state’ have been hotly debated ever since the emergence of history as a discipline within modern scholarship. The field of medieval Islamic history, however, has remained aloof from most of these debates. Rather it tends to take for granted the particularity of dynastic trajectories within slow-changing bureaucratic contexts. Trajectories of State Formation promotes a more critical and connected understanding of state formation in the late medieval Sultanates of Cairo and of the Timurid, Turkmen and Ottoman dynasties. Projecting seven case studies onto a broad canvas of European and West-Asian research, this volume presents a trans-dynastic reconstruction, interpretation and illustration of statist trajectories across fifteenth-century Islamic West-Asia. The contributors are: Georg Christ, Kristof D’hulster, Jan Dumolyn, Albrecht Fuess, Dimitri J. Kastritsis, Beatrice Forbes Manz, John L. Meloy, Jo Van Steenbergen, and Patrick Wing.

Author : Maryam Moazzen
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004356559

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Formation of a Religious Landscape: Shi‘i Higher Learning in Safavid Iran by Maryam Moazzen Pdf

In Formation of a Religious Landscape: Shi‘i Higher Learning in Safavid Iran, Maryam Moazzen offers the first systematic examination of Shi‘i educational institution and practices by exploring the ways in which religious knowledge was produced, authenticated, and transmitted in the second half of Safavid rule (1588-1722).

Author : Oxford University Press
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2010-05-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780199803842

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Islam in Central Asia: Oxford Bibliographies Online Research Guide by Oxford University Press Pdf

This ebook is a selective guide designed to help scholars and students of Islamic studies find reliable sources of information by directing them to the best available scholarly materials in whatever form or format they appear from books, chapters, and journal articles to online archives, electronic data sets, and blogs. Written by a leading international authority on the subject, the ebook provides bibliographic information supported by direct recommendations about which sources to consult and editorial commentary to make it clear how the cited sources are interrelated related. A reader will discover, for instance, the most reliable introductions and overviews to the topic, and the most important publications on various areas of scholarly interest within this topic. In Islamic studies, as in other disciplines, researchers at all levels are drowning in potentially useful scholarly information, and this guide has been created as a tool for cutting through that material to find the exact source you need. This ebook is a static version of an article from Oxford Bibliographies Online: Islamic Studies, a dynamic, continuously updated, online resource designed to provide authoritative guidance through scholarship and other materials relevant to the study of the Islamic religion and Muslim cultures. Oxford Bibliographies Online covers most subject disciplines within the social science and humanities, for more information visit www.aboutobo.com.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 690 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-14
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004323483

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The Diez Albums by Anonim Pdf

The five Diez albums in Berlin are an important source for the study of Ilkhanid, Jalayirid, and Timurid art. The 21 essays of this book contribute to deepening our understanding of the development of Persianate art and its perception in later times.

Author : Daniel T. Potts
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 593 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199330799

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Nomadism in Iran by Daniel T. Potts Pdf

Potts examines the development of nomadism in Iran over the course of three millennia. Evidence of nomadism in prehistory is examined and found insufficient to justify claims of its great antiquity. The background of the earliest nomadic groups, identified as Persian tribes by Herodotus, is examined within the context of the migration of Iranian speakers onto the Iranian plateau in the late second or early first millennium B.C. Thereafter, evidence of nomadic groups in Late Antiquity and early Islamic times is reviewed.

Author : Maria Subtelny
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2007-08-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9789047421603

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Timurids in Transition by Maria Subtelny Pdf

Journal of Asian and African Studies is continued as African and Asian Studies. See https://brill.com/view/journals/aas/aas-overview.xml for more information.