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Politics, patronage, and the transmission of knowledge in 13th-15th century Tabriz

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Politics, patronage, and the transmission of knowledge in 13th-15th century Tabriz / edited by Judith Pfeiffer.
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Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2014.

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Additional Authors
Pfeiffer, Judith, 1964-
Description
xiv, 397 pages : color illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
In 'Politics, Patronage and the Transmission of Knowledge in 13th-15th Century Tabriz', an international group of specialists from different disciplines investigate the role of Tabriz as one of the foremost centres of learning, cultural productivity, and politics in post-Mongol Iran and the Middle East. While standard accounts of Islamicate history have long presented the 13th to 15th centuries as the bottom of the decline paradigm of old, the present volume demonstrates the vibrancy and originality of the intellectual and cultural production of this period by focusing on Tabriz among other capitals of the region. The volume particularly explores the transmission of knowledge and institutional and cultural patronage in the post-Mongol period.
Series Statement
Iran studies, 1569-7401 ; volume 8
Uniform Title
Iran studies ; v. 8.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction: From Baghdad to Maragha, Tabriz, and beyond : Tabriz and the Multi-Cephalous Cultural, Religious, and Intellectual Landscape of the 13th to 15th Century Nile-to-Oxus Region / Judith Pfeiffer -- Part One. Intellectuals, bureaucrats, and politics -- Hulegu and his wise men : Topos or reality? / Reuven Amitai -- "Ala" al-Dawla Simnani's religious encounters at the Mongol court near Tabriz / Devin DeWeese -- "Tabrizis in Shiraz are worth less than a dog" : Sa'di and Humam, a lyrical encounter / Domenico Ingenito -- Confessional ambiguity vs. confessional polarization : politics and the negotiation of religious boundaries in the Ilkhanate / Judith Pfeiffer -- Part Two. The transmission of knowledge -- In pursuit of memoria and salvation : Rashid al-Din and his Rab'-i Rashidi / Birgitt Hoffmann -- Rashid al-Din Fa'l-Allah al-Hamadhani's manuscript production project in Tabriz reconsidered / Nourane ben Azzouna -- What was the purpose of astronomy in Iji's Kitab al-Mawaqiffi 'ilm al-Kalam / Robert Morrison -- New light on shams : the Islamic side of / F. Jamil Ragep -- Part Three. Tabriz and interregional networks -- Civitas Thauris : the significance of Tabriz in the spatial frameworks of Christian merchants and ecclesiastics in the 13th and 14th century / Johannes Preiser-Kapeller -- "Rich in goods and abounding in wealth" : the Ilkhanid and post-Ilkhanid ruling elite and the politics of commercial life at Tabriz, 1250-1400 / Patrick Wing -- Tabriz : international entrepot under the Mongols / Sheila S. Blair -- Tabrizi woodcarvings in Timurid Iran / Joachim Gierlichs -- Imperial Aqquyunlu construction of religious establishments in the late fifteenth century Tabriz / Ertugrul Okten.
Call Number
JFE 16-3145
ISBN
  • 9789004255395
  • 9004255397
  • 9004262571
  • 9789004262577
  • 9789004262577 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2013040502
OCLC
861210975
Title
Politics, patronage, and the transmission of knowledge in 13th-15th century Tabriz / edited by Judith Pfeiffer.
Publisher
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2014.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Iran studies, 1569-7401 ; volume 8
Iran studies ; v. 8.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Added Author
Pfeiffer, Judith, 1964-
Research Call Number
JFE 16-3145
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