Politics, patronage, and the transmission of knowledge in 13th-15th century Tabriz / edited by Judith Pfeiffer.
| Other author | Pfeiffer, Judith, 1964- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2014. |
| Description | xiv, 397 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
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| Series | Iran studies, 1569-7401 ; v. 8 |
| 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2013040502 |
| ISBN | 9789004255395 (hardback : acid-free paper) |