Art, Allegory and the Rise of Shi'Ism in Iran, 1487-1565

Chad Kia (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

304 Seiten

2021
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4744-5039-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Transforming our understanding of Persian art, this impressive interdisciplinary book decodes some of the world's most exquisite medieval paintings. It reveals the hidden meaning behind enigmatic figures and scenes that have puzzled modern scholars, focusing on five 'miniature' paintings. Chad Kia shows how the cryptic elements in these works of art from Timurid Persia conveyed the mystical teachings of Sufi poets like Rumi, Attar and Jami, and heralded one of the most significant events in the history of Islam: the takeover by the Safavids in 1501 and the conversion of Iran to Shiism.

Autor

Chad Kia has been a Smithsonian Fellow at the Freer and Sackler Galleries of Art in Washington DC, and has taught Persian and Arabic literatures and Islamic art and intellectual history at Harvard University and Brown University.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheinungsdatum: 24.02.2021
• Reihe/Serie: Edinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and Culture
• Zusatzinfo: 12 colour illustrations
• Verlagsort: Edinburgh
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 156 x 234 mm
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam
• ISBN-10: 1-4744-5039-3 / 1474450393
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4744-5039-3 / 9781474450393
• Zustand: Neuware