| Intellectual Networks in Timurid Iran: Sharaf Al-Dīn 'Alī Yazdī And the Islamicate Republic of Letters Contributor(s): Binbaş, İlker Evrim (Author) |
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ISBN: 1107689333 ISBN-13: 9781107689336 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $44.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - Iran - Philosophy | Eastern |
| Dewey: 181.5 |
| Series: Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6" W x 9" (1.08 lbs) 364 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Chronological Period - 15th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: By focusing on the works and intellectual network of the Timurid historian Sharaf al Dīn 'Alī Yazdī (d.1454), this book presents a holistic view of intellectual life in fifteenth century Iran. İlker Evrim Binbaş argues that the intellectuals in this period formed informal networks which transcended political and linguistic boundaries, and spanned an area from the western fringes of the Ottoman State to bustling late medieval metropolises such as Cairo, Shiraz, and Samarkand. The network included an Ottoman revolutionary, a Mamluk prophet, and a Timurid occultist, as well as physicians, astronomers, devotees of the secret sciences, and those political figures who believed that the network was a force to be taken seriously. Also discussing the formation of an early modern Islamicate republic of letters, this book offers fresh insights on the study of intellectual history beyond the limitations imposed by nationalist methodologies, established genres, and recognized literary traditions. |
Contributor Bio(s): Binbaş, İlker Evrim: - lker Evrim Binba is a lecturer in Early Modern Asian Empires in the Department of History at Royal Holloway, University of London. |