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1 online resource |
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Iran studies, 1569-7401 ; volume 8 |
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Iran studies ; v. 8.
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| 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 |
| Summary |
In Edited byPolitics, Patronage and the Transmission of Knowledge in 13th - 15th Century TabrizEdited by, an international group of specialists 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 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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English |
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Print version record |
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Politics and culture -- Iran -- Tabrīz -- History -- To 1500
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Islam and culture -- Iran -- Tabrīz -- History -- To 1500
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Knowledge, Theory of -- Iran -- Tabrīz -- History -- To 1500
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Patronage, Political -- Iran -- Tabrīz -- History -- To 1500
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Art patronage -- Iran -- Tabrīz -- History -- To 1500
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Patronage, Ecclesiastical -- Iran -- Tabrīz -- History -- To 1500
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Essays.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- General.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- National.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Reference.
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Art patronage
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Intellectual life
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Islam and culture
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Knowledge, Theory of
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Patronage, Ecclesiastical
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Patronage, Political
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Politics and government
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Politics and culture
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International relations
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Tabrīz (Iran) -- Intellectual life
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Tabrīz (Iran) -- Politics and government
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Tabrīz (Iran) -- Relations
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Tabrīz (Iran) -- Church history
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| Subject |
Iran -- Tabrīz
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Church history
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Pfeiffer, Judith, 1964-
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| ISBN |
9004262571 |
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9789004262577 |
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