The Practice of Politics in Safavid Iran: Power, Religion and Rhetoric - Couverture souple

Mitchell, Colin P.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1780760965 ISBN 13 : 9781780760964

Editeur : I.B. Tauris, 2011

Synopsis

The Safavid dynasty originated as a fledgling apocalyptic mystical movement based in Iranian Azarbaijan, and grew into a large, cosmopolitan Irano-Islamic empire stretching from Baghdad to Herat. Here, Colin P. Mitchell examines how the Safavid state introduced and moulded a unique and vibrant political discourse, reflecting the social and religious heterogeneity of sixteenth-century Iran. Beginning with the millenarian-minded Shah Isma'il and concluding with the autocrat par excellence, Shah Abbas, Mitchell explores the phenomenon of state-sponsored rhetoric. A thorough investigation of the Safavid state and the significance of rhetoric, power and religion in its functioning, The Practice of Politics in Safavid Iran is indispensable for all those interested in Iranian history and politics and Middle East studies.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Colin P. Mitchell is Associate Professor of History at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. He holds a PhD from the University of Toronto.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: I.B. Tauris
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1780760965
• ISBN 13: 9781780760964
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 304
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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