Politics, poetry, and Sufism in medieval Iran : new perspectives on Jāmī's Salāmān va Absāl / Chad G. Lingwood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lingwood, Chad G.

Series:

Studies in Persian cultural history ; 5.

Studies in Persian Cultural History, 2210-3554 ; Volume 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sufism--Iran--History.

Sufism.

Politics and literature--Iran.

Politics and literature.

Iran--History--1256-1500.

Iran.

Jāmī, 1414-1492. Salāmān va Absāl.

Jāmī.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (294 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Brill, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Politics, Poetry, and Sufism in Medieval Iran Chad Lingwood offers new insights into the political significance of poetry and Sufism at the court of Sulṭān Ya‘qūb (d. 896/1490), leader of the Āq Qoyūnlū. The basis of the study is Salāmān va Absāl , a Persian allegorical romance ‘Abd al-Raḥmān Jāmī (d. 898/1492), the great Timurid belletrist and Naqshbandi Sufi, dedicated to Ya‘qūb. Lingwood demonstrates that Salāmān va Absāl , which modern critics have dismissed as ‘crude’ and ‘grotesque,’ is a sophisticated work of political and mystical advice for a Muslim ruler. In the process, he challenges received wisdom concerning Jāmī, the Āq Qoyūnlū, and Perso-Islamic advice literature. Significantly, the study illustrates the extent to which Jāmī’s compositions integrated the Timurid and Āq Qoyūnlū realms.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / Chad G. Lingwood

Introduction / Chad G. Lingwood

1. Approaching Jāmī’s Salāmān va Absāl as a Perso-Islamic Book of Advice for Rulers / Chad G. Lingwood

2. Political Advice for Rulers and Mystical Guidance for Sufis in Salāmān Va Absāl / Chad G. Lingwood

3. The Religious and Political Influences of Sufis at the Āq Qoyūnlū Courts of Ūzūn Ḥasan and Yaʿqūb / Chad G. Lingwood

4. Poetry at the Court of Yaʿqūb and its Background in Establishing an Historical Context for Salāmān va Absāl / Chad G. Lingwood

5. A Theosopical Interpretation of Salāmān va Absāl and Its Relevance to its Historical Setting / Chad G. Lingwood

Conclusion / Chad G. Lingwood

Appendix One. Jāmī’s Epistolary Reply to Yaʿqūb / Chad G. Lingwood

Appendix Two. Salāmān va Absāl / Chad G. Lingwood

Bibliography / Chad G. Lingwood

Index / Chad G. Lingwood.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-25589-3

OCLC:

868490904

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004255890 DOI