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Formation of a Religious Landscape: Shi‘i Higher Learning in Safavid Iran

By Maryam Moazzen

Book information

Publisher
BRILL
Year
2018
ISBN
9004355294, 9789004355293, 9789004356559
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (4872136 bytes)
Series
Islamic History and Civilization, 151
Pages
304\304
Topic
Religion
Time added
2018-04-24 20:59:13
HistoryHistory of ReligionIntellectual HistoryIranIslamic StudiesKalamMiddle EastPersian StudiesQur’anReligionReligious StudiesSocial SciencesTheology

Description

In Formation of a Religious Landscape: Shi'i Higher Learning in Safavid Iran, Maryam Moazzen offers the first systematic examination of Shi'i educational institution and practices by exploring the ways in which religious knowledge was produced, authenticated, and transmitted in the second half of Safavid rule (1588-1722). By analyzing the deeds of endowment of the Madrasa-yi Suln and other mosque-madrasas built by the Safavid elite, this study sheds light on the organizing mechanisms and structures utilized by such educational foundations. Based on the large number of ijazs and other primary sources including waqfiyyas, biographical dictionaries and autobiographies, this study also reconstructs the Safavid madrasas' curriculum and describes the pedagogical methods used to transmit religious knowledge as well as issues that faced Shi'i higher learning in early modern times.

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