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Formation of a religious landscape : Shi'i higher learning in Safavid Iran / by Maryam Moazzen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Moazzen, Maryam.
- Series:
- Islamic History and Civilization 151.
- Islamic history and civilization ; v. 151
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Madrasahs--Iran--History.
- Madrasahs.
- Islamic religious education--Iran--History.
- Islamic religious education.
- Shiites--Education--History--Iran.
- Shiites.
- Islamic education--Iran--History.
- Islamic education.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 290 pages).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2018.
- Summary:
- In Formation of a Religious Landscape: Shi‘i Higher Learning in Safavid Iran , Maryam Moazzen offers the first systematic examination of Shi‘i educational institution and practices by exploring the ways in which religious knowledge was produced, authenticated, and transmitted in the second half of Safavid rule (1588-1722). By analyzing the deeds of endowment of the Madrasa-yi Sulṭānī and other mosque-madrasas built by the Safavid elite, this study sheds light on the organizing mechanisms and structures utilized by such educational foundations. Based on the large number of ijazās and other primary sources including waqfiyyas , biographical dictionaries and autobiographies, this study also reconstructs the Safavid madrasas’ curriculum and describes the pedagogical methods used to transmit religious knowledge as well as issues that faced Shi‘i higher learning in early modern times.
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction
- Mosque-Madrasas of Safavid Isfahan
- The Madrasa-yi Sulṭānī
- Reshaping Shiʿa Cultural Memory
- The Safavid Curriculum
- Engagement with Religious Knowledge
- Safavid Pedagogical Approaches
- Conclusion
- Appendix
- Bibliography
- Index of Places
- Index of Subjects and Terms
- Index of Persons.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9789004356559
- 900435655X
- OCLC:
- 1013508670
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004356559 DOI
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