Titel: | Intellectual Networks in Timurid Iran |
Kategorie: | Gelehrte, Denker & Forscher |
BuchID: | 2086 |
Autor: | İlker Evrim Binbaş |
ISBN-10(13): | 978-1107689336 |
Verlag: | Cambridge University Press; Reprint Edition |
Publikationsdatum: | 04/2018 |
Seitenanzahl: | 366 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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Sharaf al-Dīn ‘Alī Yazdī and the Islamicate Republic of Letters 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. Pressestimmen 'The book is a splendid introduction to one of the key periods in Iranian history. Written with a smooth pen, it studies Yazdī's life with many original and profound analyses. We should be thankful to Binbaş who has painstakingly analyzed the life, the transregional network, and the works of Sharaf al-Dīn 'Alī Yazdī. I warmly recommend the book to everyone who is interested in the Timurid era.' Ali-Asghar Seyed-Gohrab, Renaissance Quarterly |