Revisiting the critical legacy of Shah Ismail an inquiry into the lost gnostic tradition of Khatai by Seyed Javad Miri

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mīrī, Sayyid Javād, 1971 or 1972- author.

Series:

Studies in critical social sciences ; 1573-4234 v. 321

Studies in critical social sciences 1573-4234 volume 321

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ismāʻīl I, Shah of Iran, 1487-1524--Influence.

Ismāʻīl.

Iran--Intellectual life--16th century.

Iran.

Sufism--Iran--History.

Sufism.

Iran--Languages--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Leiden Boston Brill [2025]

Summary:

This book reexamines the Gnostic legacy of Shah Ismail, exploring his contributions to Iranian mysticism, philosophy, and poetry, offering new insights into his role in shaping Safavid culture and the Islamic intellectual tradition

Contents:

Front Cover

Half Title

Series Information

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Introduction: 5 The Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail

1 Shah Ismail and the Importance of the Gnostic Legacy in the Islamic World

1 Introduction

2 The Importance of Sciology of Poetry

3 Eurocentric Historiography and Ignoring Shah Ismail

4 Shah Ismail as Part of a Tradition

2 Overcoming Cognitive Biases in Understanding the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail

2 Mohammad Ali Foroughi and Inaccessibility Strategies of Texts

3 Seyyed Hossein Nasr and Inaccessibility Strategies of Texts

4 Abbas Eqbal Ashtiani and Orientalist Discourse Design

5 Avoiding Cognitive Biases

3 Linguistic Classifications and Deletion of the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail

2 What Is Language?

3 Language Classification in Iran

4 The Term "Local Language" and the Elimination of Language Possibilities

5 The Importance of Paying Attention to the Philosophy of Language

6 Conclusion

4 Rereading the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail

1 Marginalization of the Texts of the Khatai Tradition

2 Rereading the Texts of the Khatai Tradition

3 The Gnostic Tradition of Shah Ismail in Contemporary Studies

4 The Criteria for Reconstructing the Gnostic Tradition of Shah Ismail

5 The Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail: a Study Scheme

5 Sociology of Knowledge and Its Relationship with Diwan Shah Ismail

2 What Is Sociology of Knowledge?

3 Diwan Shah Ismail from the Perspective of Sociology of Knowledge

4 The Gnostic Tradition of Shah Ismail in the Context of Islamic Studies

5 Sociology of Knowledge and Removal of the Gnostic Tradition of Shah Ismail

6 Islamic Hekmat or Gnosis in Persian Form

6 Language and Religion in Iranian Thought in Relation to the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail Khatai

2 Religious Transformation in Iran

3 Language Status in Pre-Islamic Iran

4 Linguistic Evolution in Iran

5 Religious Transformation in Iran

6 The Relation of Religious, Madhhab and Linguistic Developments with Shah Ismail

7 Jalal Al-Ahmed and the Theory of Expelling the Turkish Language from the Public Sphere

2 The Theory of Expelling the Turkish Language from the Public Domain

3 The Relationship between the Expulsion Theory of the Turkish Language and the Gnostic Tradition of Shah Ismail

8 The Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail Safavi

2 Important Developments in the History of Iran

9 Truth in Shah Ismail Safavi's Thought

2 Truth in the View of Shah Ismail

10 Mohabat in the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail

2 Mohabat in the Gnostic Tradition and Theoretical Irfan

3 Mohabat in the Thought of Shah Ismail Khatai

11 Sojourn in the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail

1 Introduction

Shah Ismail and the importance of the Gnostic legacy in the Islamic world

Overcoming cognitive biases in understanding the Gnostic legacy of Shah Ismail

Linguistic classifications and deletion of the Gnostic legacy of Shah Ismail

Rereading the Gnostic legacy of Shah Ismail

Sociology of knowledge and its relationship with Diwan Shah Ismail

Language and religion in Iranian thought in relation to the Gnostic legacy of Shah Ismail Khatai

Jalal Al-Ahmed and the theory of expelling the Turkish language from the public sphere

The Gnostic legacy of Shah Ismail Safavi

Truth in Shah Ismail Safavi's thought

Mohabat in the Gnostic legacy of Shah Ismail

Sojourn in the Gnostic legacy of Shah Ismail

On the reciprocal relationship between Shiism and Sufism

The impact of Sayyed Haydar Amoli on Shah Ismail: fostering unity between Shiism and Sufism

Conclusion

Notes:

Machine-generated record

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description based on resource, viewed June 12, 2025

ISBN:

9789004733589

9004733582

OCLC:

1520289158

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