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Art, allegory and the rise of Shiism in Iran, 1487-1565
- Title
- Art, allegory and the rise of Shiism in Iran, 1487-1565 / Chad Kia.
- Author
- Kia, Chad
- Publication
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2019.
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Details
- Description
- ix, 291 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (colour); 24 cm.
- Summary
- 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.
- Series Statement
- Edinburgh studies in classical Islamic history and culture
- Uniform Title
- Edinburgh studies in classical Islamic history and culture.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-287) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction: Coming to terms with meaning in Persian painting -- Poetics of the picture : verbal imagery and visual language -- Remaking Persian painting : didactic sufism in a Timurid manuscript -- The third station on the path to sufism : 'the bearded man drowning' -- Fixed-figure prototypes and the symbolic order -- The culmination of a trend : 'depraved man commits bestiality' -- Conclusion: The Sufi synthesis.
- Call Number
- JFE 19-11476
- ISBN
- 9781474450386
- 1474450385
- 9781474450416 (webready PDF) (canceled/invalid)
- 9781474450409 (epub) (canceled/invalid)
- OCLC
- 1108732442
- Author
- Kia, Chad, author.
- Title
- Art, allegory and the rise of Shiism in Iran, 1487-1565 / Chad Kia.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2019.
- Type of Content
- textstill image
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Edinburgh studies in classical Islamic history and cultureEdinburgh studies in classical Islamic history and culture.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-287) and index.
- Chronological Term
- To 1599
- Research Call Number
- JFE 19-11476