Abstract Among my interlocutors in Mashhad, Iran's second‐largest city, were individuals who repeatedly claimed that some persons, philosophies, and ethical lives not only might be but actually were perfect (kāmel). The salavāt, a polyvalent blessing upon the Prophet and his descendants, evinces this.
Simon Theobald
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Manifestation of the Masnavi (Masnavi-ye-Manavi) poems related to miniature paintings from the Safavid period [PDF]
Problem Definition: The Masnavi, or Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi of Rumi, is one of the best books of ancient Persian mystical literature and Persian wisdom after Islam, whose mystical and literary themes are considered the main themes of the miniature paintings ...
Mahnaz Shayestehfar, Narges Karimi
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A comparative comparison of women position in the music assemblies of the Timurid and Safavid periods based on the surviving Painting [PDF]
During the reign of the Timurids, the art of painting reached such a level of development and evaluation that it became a model for all future schools of painting in Iran.
Habib Shahbazi Shiran +3 more
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The politics of street names: Reconstructing Iran’s collective identity
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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Historical analysis of factors affecting the growth of the position of Upper Semirom in the second half of the Safavid era (1006-1135ah) [PDF]
The city of Upper Semirom, despite its proximity to the third Safavid capital, has received less attention from scholars. This was due to the lack of attention to the resources of that period.
Hasan Allahyari +1 more
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The Iraqi state's legitimacy deficit: Input, output and identity‐based legitimacy challenges
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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Strategic Relations between Safavid Kings and Clerics and Its Reflection in the Military Arena [PDF]
IntroductionThe Safavid era can be divided into two distinct periods. The first extends from the inception of the Safavid dynasty to the 1639 Peace Treaty of Zuhab, while the second period spans from the Peace Treaty of Zuhab to the fall of Isfahan at ...
Reza Sehhat Manesh
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Writing and Reproduction of Jurisprudential Books in the First Safavid Period in Iran According to the Manuscripts of Iranian Libraries [PDF]
Objective: The main issue of this research is to investigate the frequency of reproduction of jurisprudential books in the first Safavid period. After reviewing the jurisprudence manuscripts written during the Safavid period, it is possible to understand
Habibollah Azimi
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The Image of Imam Ali (AS) in the Historiography of the Safavid Era [PDF]
1.Introduction In addition to creating political developments, the emergence of the Safavids brought about many cultural changes in Iran. One of these changes was in historiography, which created changes not only in the appearance, but also in the ...
Saeed Nafafinejad
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Investigating and Analyzing Decorative Designs of «Non-Observational Astronomical Instruments» of the Safavid Period [PDF]
Introduction: Astronomical instruments were made in different eras to observe the condition of stars, to identify the time, and to predict the future. They were produced for observatories in large dimensions and for scientists in small and portable sizes.
Afsaneh Boveyri, Mitra Shateri
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