The politics of street names: Reconstructing Iran’s collective identity
Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, Volume 23, Issue 2, Page 122-143, September 2023., 2023 Abstract With the radical political change in 1979, Iran's revolutionary state assumed the responsibility of re‐rewriting the past history to forge a new sense of belonging, a particularly collective religious (Shia) identity. It launched a complex process of forgetting and remembering to first eliminate the national (Persian), non‐religious memories ...
Ehsan Kashfi
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Arts & Humanities Open Access Journal, 2023 The Safavid era is one of the golden eras of Iranian architecture and art influenced by Shiite and Iranian thought, especially during the 42-year reign of Shah Abbas I, in which thinking, ideology and economics grew because of the silk trade. As a result
S. Asadi
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The Role and Status of the Sarukhan Sa’dloo Qurchi-Bashi Family in the Military and Administrative Structure of the Safavid State [PDF]
پژوهش های تاریخیIn the wake of military reforms during Shah Abbas I and his efforts to diminish Qizilbash influence—characterized by the removal of powerful Qizilbash commanders and promotion of lesser-known tribal figures—a new elite emerged within the Safavid military
Ali Abolghasemi
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The Mythical Conceptualization of Animal Figures in Kashan Carpets and the Shahnameh of Tahmasp from the Safavid Period (10th–11th century AH / 16th–17th century CE) within the Framework of Political Legitimacy: Representations of the Natural Order [PDF]
تاریخ نگری و تاریخ نگاری, 2023 The most prominent manifestation of animal motifs in the history of art in the Ancient Near East up to the flourishing period of Safavid art can be observed in visual arts and crafts. The widespread use and remarkable similarities of animal motifs in the
Elaheh Panjehbashi, Negar Najibi
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'Thou glorious kingdome, thou chiefe of empires': Persia in seventeenth-century travel literature [PDF]
, 2009 Bringing together a range of little-considered materials, this article assesses the portrayal of Persia in seventeenth-century travel literature and drama.
Houston, Chloe
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“Giving What They Hold Dear”: Safavid Diplomatic Gifts to Venice
Diplomatica, 2023 The exchange of gifts was an important aspect of the relations between the Safavid Empire and the Republic of Venice. Drawing on Venetian archival documents, the article aims to explore the nature and significance of Safavid diplomatic gift-giving to ...
A. Guliyev
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The Iraqi state's legitimacy deficit: Input, output and identity‐based legitimacy challenges
Global Policy, Volume 14, Issue 2, Page 363-372, May 2023., 2023 Abstract This article analyses the nature of the legitimacy deficits of the post‐2003 Iraqi state and the grounds upon which alternative political orders have been proposed. The theoretical framework groups possible changes into three types: redistribution, regime change and secession.
Jacob Eriksson, Isaac Grief
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The Role of Religious Concepts in the Nastaliq Inscriptions of Safavid Monuments [PDF]
پیکره, 2021 Problem Definition: The usage of inscriptions in the Safavid monuments has been expanded and diverse, and the initial study of these works shows that the Safavid artists often used Thuluth and Kufic inscriptions to write religious themes and Nastaliq for
Farhad Khosravi Bizhaem
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Time in Early Modern Islam: Calendar, Ceremony, and Chronology in the Safavid, Mughal and Ottoman Empires [Book Review] [PDF]
, 2013 This article reviews the book 'Time in Early Modern Islam: Calendar, Ceremony, and Chronology in the Safavid', Mughal and Ottoman Empires, by Stephen P ...
Drury, Abdullah
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Study of White and Blue Pottery in the Safavid Period
Jami Scientific Research Quarterly Journal, 2023 Art and the craft of pottery have always held a significant place in addressing human needs. Throughout different eras and societies, we have witnessed the growth, development, and significant influences of pottery on the richness and prosperity of ...
Fereshteh Ebrahimi, Khalil Ebrahimi
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