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Zusatztext "Undoubtedly! this Festschrift edited by Colin Mitchell and dedicated to Roger M. Savory makes a valuable and welcome contribution to the study of Safavid Iran... The book is aimed at a specialisted readership and clearly makes a significant contribution to Iranian studies." - Cleo Cantone! London! UK; Journal of Shi'a Islamic Studies! Winter 2012 Vol. V No. 1 Informationen zum Autor Colin P. Mitchell teaches and researches medieval and early modern Islamic history at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. He is primarily a researcher of the Safavid dynasty of Iran (1501-1722), but has also researched and published material dealing with Euro-Islamic contacts and relations in the early modern period. Klappentext Based around the three key themes - historiography, politics and economy, art and architecture - this collection examines the latest research on Safavid Iran. The book, dedicated to the renowned Safavid historian Roger Savory, will supplement and re-interpret the existing literature on the subject. Zusammenfassung Based around the three key themes - historiography, politics and economy, art and architecture - this collection examines the latest research on Safavid Iran. The book, dedicated to the renowned Safavid historian Roger Savory, will supplement and re-interpret the existing literature on the subject. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Bibliography of Roger Savory Eleazar Birnbaum 2. Introduction Colin P. Mitchell Part 1: Safavid Courtly Narrative and Politico-Cultural Practice 3. The Blinding Pledge (mochalga): A Chinggisid Practice in Safavid Iran Maria Subtelny 4. The Form, Appearance, and Decoration in the Letters of the Safavid Kings Iraj Afshar 5. Am I My Brother’s Keeper? Negotiating Corporate Sovereignty and Divine Absolutism in 16th-century Turco-Iranian Politics Colin P. Mitchell 6. Complex Goals of the Ottomans, Persians and Muscovites in the Caucasus, 1578-1639 Max Kortepeter 7. Cultural Currents in the Turco-Persian World of Safavid and Post-Safavid Times John Perry 8. From the Battlefield to the Harem: Did Women’s Seclusion Increase from Early to Late Safavid Times? Rudi Matthee Part 2: Safavid Aesthetics 9. A Safavid Bottle with Matchlock Hunt in the Royal Ontario Museum Lisa Golombek 10. Reminiscences of the Maidan-i Shah Ali Asghar Bakhtiar 11. The Illustration of History in Safavid Manuscript Painting Charles Melville ...
