Migration and innovation in early modern Islamic societies. The case for firearms
Abstract The objective of this article is to review the historiography of the relationship between migration and firearms technologies in the early modern Islamic World. By examining historiographical debates on the role of firearms in early modern Islamic societies, we will look at the place of migrants in the historical literature of firearms. During
Rémi Dewière
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The Position of Shiite Jurisprudents in the Religious and Social Relations of Iran in Safavid Era [PDF]
Safavid religious movement could provide distinctive services to the Shiite Islam by the establishment of government and the formal recognition of Shi’ism. It also provided the ground for the confirmation and achievement of gradual social position by the
Mohammad Mohsen Hassan Poor +1 more
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The Kurdish Janus: The intersocietal construction of nations
Abstract Existing accounts of Kurdish nationalism can be mapped onto the main theories of nationalism, that is, primordialism, ethnosymbolism and modernism. These theories, however, suffer, respectively, from essentialism, circularity and aporia, manifest in their common inability to digest the Janus‐like character of nations, that is, their display of
Kamran Matin, Jahangir Mahmoudi
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Explaining the Perceptual Jounry in Safavid Mosques, from Matter to Meaning based on Mulla Sadra's Views (Case study: Imam Mosque and Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque) [PDF]
Jounrying in various perceptual hierarchy is one of the most thought-provoking issues in the thought of Shiite philosophers of the Safavid era, including Mulla Sadra, whose manifestation can be seen in mosques as the most characteristic architecture of ...
Mahdi Baniasadi Baghmirani +2 more
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The critique of religion as political critique: Mīrzā Fatḥ ʿAlī Ākhūndzāda's pre-Islamic xenology [PDF]
(Awarded the International Society for Intellectual History’s Charles Schmitt Prize) Mīrzā Fatḥ 'Alī Ākhūndzāda’s Letters from Prince Kamāl al-Dawla to the Prince Jalāl al-Dawla (1865) is often read as a Persian attempt to introduce European ...
Gould, Rebecca
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New perspectives on historical climatology
The first display at the Klimahuset of the Oslo Museum of Natural History presents a timeline of historical events within the growth rings of an old tree. It illustrates the overlay of human and natural histories and of written and physical evidence in simple but compelling fashion.
Sam White +5 more
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Studying and explaining the use of Quranic verses in the narration of the wars of the Safavid period [PDF]
The Safavid dynasty was established by Shah Ismāʿīl in 907 AH (1501 CE). The foundation and subsequent consolidation of Safavid rule were accompanied by numerous wars—both internal, against domestic rivals, and external, in response to foreign threats ...
Mahmud Mehmannavaz +2 more
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Method and Insight in Historiography Eskandar Bayg Monshi inTarikh-e 'Alamara-ye 'Abbas (with emphasis on the events of Gilan) [PDF]
Historiography thought in the historiography the Safavid dynasty and official was continued based on old traditional structure and based on the attitude of the pious king and Shi'ah promoters.
Mohammad Shoormeij
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Down the (digital) rabbit hole: Mapping and decolonizing Safavid women's imagery in digital museums
In this article, I trace Safavid paintings depicting women's imagery online and explore the possibility of digitally mapping Safavid (1501–1736) paintings featuring women on publicly accessible platforms.
Ladan Rahbari
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A Critical Review on the Book “Abassid Period History” With Regards to Critical Discourse Analysis [PDF]
The history of Abbasid era is the focus of attention from different angles, but previous studies have rarely dealt with it. This work has been considered and investigated as a political work so far.
moslem soleimanian +2 more
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