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1 online resource (294 pages) |
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Studies in Persian Cultural History, 2210-3554 ; Volume 5 |
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Studies in Persian cultural history ; v. 5.
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| Contents |
Acknowledgements; Note on Transliteration and Style; Introduction; Chapter One Approaching Jāmī's Salāmān va Absāl as a Perso-Islamic Bookof Advice for Rulers; The Narrative Context of Salāmān va Absāl; The Provenance of the Salāmān and Absāl Allegory; Ibn Sīnā's Version of the Allegory; Salāmān and Absāl in Hạyy ibn Yaqzạ̄n; Coded Speech: The Overall Power of Allegory; Salāmān va Absāl, an Esoteric Mirror for Princes; Salāmān va Absāl and the Masnavī of Rūmī; The Historical Significance of Salāmān va Absāl; Overview of the Primary Sources; Salāmān va Absāl by Jāmī |
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Other Persian Poetry Addressed to YaʻqūbOfficial Court Chronicles and General Histories; Hagiographies and Biographical Works; Literary Anthologies; Letters of Personal Correspondence; Statement of Purpose; Chapter Two Political Advice for Rulers and Mystical Guidance for Sufis inSalāmān Va Absāl; The Perso-Islamic Tradition of Advice and Advice Literature; Political Advice for Muslim Rulers in Salāmān va Absāl; Being the Shadow of God on Earth; On Heeding the Prayers of the Sufis; Implicit Spiritual Advice for Rulers and Sufi Mystics; Advice on Illuminating the Intellect |
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The Role of Repentance in Attaining Mystical EnlightenmentAdvice on Subduing the Carnal Soul; Chapter Three The Religious and Political Influences of Sufis at theĀq Qoyūnlū Courts of Ūzūn Hạsan and Yaʻqūb; Dervishes, Sufi Mystics, and the Political Legitimacy of Ūzūn Hạsan; The Role of the Akhlāq-i Jalālī; Khalvatī Influence on Āq Qoyūnlū Affairs; Shaikh Ibrāhīm Gulshanī at the Court of Yaʻqūb; Naqshbandīs at the Āq Qoyūnlū Court, Tabriz, and Its Environs; The Murder of Darvīsh Qāsim; The Spiritual Relationship between Jāmī and Yaʻqūb |
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Chapter Four Poetry at the Court of Yaʻqūb and its Background in Establishingan Historical Context for Salāmān va AbsālLiterary Activities in Āq Qoyūnlū Tabriz; Jāmī, the "Āq Qoyūnlū Poet"; The Hasht Bihisht and Its Roster of "Lesser-known" Āq Qoyūnlū Poets; Qāżī ʻĪsā Sāvajī: Reform-Minded Vazīr, Poet, and Ill-fated Lover; Qāżī ʻĪsā's Banishment from Court and His Tell-tale Poetry; Glimpses of Yaʻqūb and His Troubles; Brotherly Discord in the Āq Qoyūnlū Household; Salāmān va Absāl as Art Imitating Life |
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Chapter Five A Theosopical Interpretation of Salāmān va Absāl andIts Relevance to its Historical SettingSalāmān va Absāl and the Masnavī of Rūmī; Love and the Imprint of the Theosophy of Ibn al-ʻArabī; Aspects of the Visionary Experience in Salāmān va Absāl; Salāmān va Absāl as an Historical Allegory; Symbols of Yaʻqūb and His Court in Salāmān va Absāl; Allusions to Naqshbandī Spiritual Techniques in Salāmān va Absāl; The Date of Completion of Salāmān va Absāl; Conclusion; Conclusion; Appendix One Jāmī's Epistolary Reply to Yaʻqūb; Translation; Appendix Two Salāmān va Absāl; Translation |
| Summary |
In Politics, Poetry, and Sufism in Medieval Iran Chad Lingwood offers new insights into the political significance of poetry and Sufism at the Aq Qoyunlu court of Sul?an Ya'qub |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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Jāmī, 1414-1492. Salāmān va Absāl
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| SUBJECT |
Salāmān va Absāl (Jāmī) fast |
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Sufism -- Iran -- History
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Politics and literature -- Iran
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POETRY -- Middle Eastern.
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Politics and literature
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Sufism
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Iran -- History -- 1256-1500. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh91005420
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Iran
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789004255890 |
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9004255893 |
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