Author: John M. Smith
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110801108
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 277

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Author: John Masson Smith
Publisher: Hague : Mouton, 1970 [c1968]
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 286

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Author: John Masson Smith (Jr.)
Publisher:
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Category : Sarbadarids
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Author: Shivan Mahendrarajah
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110883969X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 295

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Explores the emergence, florescence, decay, and rejuvenation of the Sunni saint cult and shrine-complex of Shaykh al-Islam Ahmad-i Jam over nine-hundred years.

Author: John Masson Smith
Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 216

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Author: Morgan
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004492739
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 377

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The Mongol empire was founded early in the 13th century by Chinggis Khan and within the span of two generations embraced most of Asia, becoming the largest land-based state in history. The united empire lasted only until around 1260, but the major successor states continued on in the Middle East, present day Russia, Central Asia and China for generations, leaving a lasting impact - much of which was far from negative - on these areas and their peoples. The papers in this volume present new perspectives on the establishment of the Mongol empire, Mongol rule in the eastern Islamic world, Central Asia and China, and the legacy of this rule. The various authors approach these subjects from the view of political, military, social, cultural and intellectual history. This publication has also been published in paperback, please click here for details.

Author: Ali Pirzadeh
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319304852
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 348

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This book examines Modern Iran through an interdisciplinary analysis of its cultural norms, history and institutional environment. The goal is to underline strengths and weaknesses of Iranian society as a whole, and to illustrate less prescriptive explanations for the way Iran is seen through a lens of persistent collective conduct rather than erratic historical occurrences. Throughout its history, Iran has been subject to many studies, all of which have diagnosed the country’s problem and prescribed solutions based on certain theoretical grounds. This book intends to look inward, seeking cultural explanations for Iran’s perpetual inability to improve its society. The theme in this book is based on the eloquent words of Nasir Khusrau, a great Iranian poet: “az mast ki bar mast”. The words are from a poem describing a self-adoring eagle that sees its life abruptly ended by an arrow winged with its own feathers—the bird is doomed by its own vanity. The closest interpretation of this idiom in Western Christian culture is “you reap what you sow”, which conveys a similar message that underlines one’s responsibility in the sense that, sooner or later, we must face the choices we make. This would enable us to confront – and live up to – what Iran’s history and culture have taught us.

Author: Clifford Edmund Bosworth
Publisher: Columbia University Press
ISBN: 9780231107143
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 422

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With a complete selection of bibliographies and tables of dates, titles, and names, this completely revised classic manual builds upon a work that has been a cornerstone of Islamic studies for thirty years. It remains the best source of clear, accurate information on centuries of Muslim dynastic history and the royal families in the Muslim world.

Author: Sussan Babaie
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1786725975
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 299

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Following the devastating Mongol conquest of Baghdad in 1258, the domination of the Abbasids declined leading to successor polities, chiefly among them the Ilkhanate in Greater Iran, Iraq and the Caucasus. Iranian cultural identities were reinstated within the lands that make up today's Iran, including the area of greater Khorasan. The Persian language gained unprecedented currency over Arabic and new buildings and manuscripts were produced for princely patrons with aspirations to don the Iranian crown of kingship. This new volume in “The Idea of Iran” series follows the complexities surrounding the cultural reinvention of Iran after the Mongol invasions, but the book is unique capturing not only the effects of Mongol rule but also the period following the collapse of Mongol-based Ilkhanid rule. By the mid-1330s the Ilkhanate in Iran was succeeded by alternative models of authority and local Iranian dynasties. This led to the proliferation of diverse and competing cultural, religious and political practices but so far scholarship has neglected to produce an analysis of this multifaceted history in any depth. Iran After the Mongols offers new and cutting-edge perspectives on what happened. Analysing the fourteenth century in its own right, Sussan Babaie and her fellow contributors capture the cultural complexity of an era that produced some of the most luminous masterpieces in Persian literature and the most significant new building work in Tabriz, Yazd, Herat and Shiraz. Featuring contributions by leading scholars, this is a wide-ranging treatment of an under-researched period and the volume will be essential reading for scholars of Iranian Studies and Middle Eastern History.

Author: Jaroslav Krejci
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349111473
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 362

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This book offers a comparative view of the world-views, values and institutions in Asia and the Middle East. The account takes the form of a historical narrative, focused on the most relevant events and features in the process of continual change.