The Seljuqs and their Successors

Sheila Canby; Deniz Beyazit; Martina Rugiadi

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2020

The Seljuqs and their Successors

Art, Culture and History

Sheila Canby , Deniz Beyazit and Martina Rugiadi

In the series Edinburgh Studies in Islamic Art

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474450379

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About this book

Renowned scholars present key new thinking on art, sciences, belief and history in the Seljuq period

Draws on new and updated use of historical sources
Opens new paths in the research on magic beliefs, religion, astronomy, the concept of craftsmanship versus artistry, interaction between rulers and elites, ethno-religious and ethno-cultural diversity and emigration of people
Case studies on the treatment of art objects (the oldest extant Shahnama, and a unique stucco panel) show innovations in conservation practices and set new strategies in dealing with restored objects
Includes a comprehensive comparison of Seljuq and Ghaznavid titulature: a key tool for any kingship-related research in the fields of history, epigraphy, archaeology and art history

Rising from nomadic origins as Turkish tribesmen, the powerful and culturally prolific Seljuqs and their successor states dominated vast lands extending from Central Asia to the eastern Mediterranean from the eleventh to the fourteenth century.

Supported by colour images, charts, and maps, this volume examines how under Seljuq rule, migrations of people and the exchange and synthesis of diverse traditions – including Turkmen, Perso-Arabo-Islamic, Byzantine, Armenian, Crusader and other Christian cultures – accompanied architectural patronage, advances in science and technology and a great flowering of culture within the realm. It also explores how shifting religious beliefs, ideologies of authority and lifestyle in Seljuq times influenced cultural and artistic production, urban and rural architecture, monumental inscriptions and royal titulature, and practices of religion and magic. It also presents today’s challenges and new approaches to preserving the material heritage of this vastly accomplished and influential civilization.

Contributors

Viola Allegranzi
Deniz Beyazit
Patricia Blessing
Sheila Canby
Roberta Giunta
Margaret Graves
Carole Hillenbrand
Robert Hillenbrand
Renata Holod
Lorenz Korn
Stefan Masarovic
Leslee Michelsen
Andrew Peacock
Scott Redford
Martina Rugiadi
Yasser Tabbaa
Deborah Tor
George Saliba
Rustam Shukurov
Alessandro Sidoti
Mario Vitalone

Topics

General Interest

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
List of Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
List of Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Series Editor’s Foreword Publicly Available Download PDF	xiv
The Contributors Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
Editor’s Note on Transliteration Publicly Available Download PDF	xvii
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1 Editors’ Introduction Sheila R. Canby, Deniz Beyazit and Martina Rugiadi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
CHAPTER 2 What is Special about Seljuq History? Carole Hillenbrand Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	6
CHAPTER 3 Seljuq Art: An Overview Robert Hillenbrand Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
PART TWO: RULERS AND CITIES
CHAPTER 4 Rum Seljuq Caravanserais: Urbs in Rure Scott Redford Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
PART THREE: FAITH, RELIGION AND ARCHITECTURE
CHAPTER 5 The Religious History of the Great SeljËq Period D. G. Tor Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
CHAPTER 6 Domes in the Seljuq Architecture of Iran Lorenz Korn Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	72
CHAPTER 7 The Politics of Patronage in Medieval Mosul: Nur al-Din, Badr al-Din and the Question of the Sunni Revival Yasser Tabbaa Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	88
PART FOUR: IDENTITIES: RULERS AND POPULACE
CHAPTER 8 Ghaznavid, Qarakhanid and Seljuq Monumental Inscriptions and the Development of Royal Propaganda: Towards an Epigraphic Corpus Roberta Giunta and Viola Allegranzi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	111
CHAPTER 9 Inscribed Identities: Some Monumental Inscriptions in Eastern Anatolia and the Caucasus Patricia Blessing Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	129
CHAPTER 10 Grasping the Magnitude: Saljuq Rum between Byzantium and Persia Rustam Shukurov Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	144
PART FIVE: MAGIC AND THE COSMOS
CHAPTER 11 A Seljuq Occult Manuscript and its World: MS Paris persan 174 A. C. S. Peacock Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
CHAPTER 12 Al-KhåzinÈ’s Astronomy under the Seljuqs: Inferential Observations (iʽtibår), Calendars and Instruments George Saliba Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	180
PART SIX: OBJECTS AND MATERIAL CULTURE
CHAPTER 13 Casting Shadows Margaret S. Graves Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	197
CHAPTER 14 What’s in a Name? Signature, Maker’s Mark or Keeping Count: On Craft Practice at Rayy Renata Holod Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	215
CHAPTER 15 Collaborative Investigations of a Monumental Seljuq Stucco Panel Leslee Michelsen and Stefan Masarovic Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	228
CHAPTER 16 The Florence Shåhnåma between History and Science Alessandro Sidoti and Mario Vitalone Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	245
Glossary Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	264
Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	266
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	297

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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 328
Illustrations
- Other: 200 colour illustrations Images, charts and maps
Keywords: Islamic Studies

eBook

Published: March 24, 2022
ISBN: 9781474450379