Cities of Medieval Iran /

Cities of Medieval Iran /

Cities of Medieval Iran brings together studies in urban geography, archaeology, and history of medieval Iranian cities, spanning the Islamic period until ca. 1500, but also the pre-Islamic situation. The cities and their inhabitants take centre stage, they are not just the places where something el...

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Other Authors: Durand-Guédy, David (Editor), Mottahedeh, Roy (Editor), Paul, Jürgen (Editor)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 2020.

Series: Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2020, ISBN: 9789004405868.

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Cities and towns, Medieval > Iran > History.
Islamic cities and towns > Iran > History.
Urban geography > Iran.

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Call Number: HT147.I6

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Table of Contents:
  • Copyright page
  • Preface /
  • David Durand-Guédy , Roy P. Mottahedeh , and Jürgen Paul
  • Cities in Medieval Iran: a Review of Recent Publications /
  • Jürgen Paul
  • Jean Aubin's Article "Elements for the Study of Urban Agglomerations in Medieval Iran" in Context
  • Iranian Cities: Settlements and Water Management from Antiquity to the Islamic Period /
  • Rocco Rante
  • "From Shahristān to Medina" Revisited /
  • Donald Whitcomb
  • Why Nishapur? /
  • Richard W. Bulliet
  • Inherited Landscapes in Muslim Bactra /
  • Etienne de la Vaissière
  • Among Saints and Poets: The Spiritual Topography of Medieval Shiraz /
  • Denise Aigle
  • The Fortified Landscape of Isfahan /
  • Ali Shojaee Esfahani
  • Yazd: a "Good and Noble City" and an "Abode of Worship" /
  • Jamsheed K. Choksy
  • Isfahan during the Turko-Mongol Period (11th-15th Centuries) /
  • David Durand-Guédy
  • Balkh, from the Seljuqs to the Mongol Invasion /
  • Jürgen Paul
  • Local Elites and Dynastic Succession: Tabriz prior to, under and following Mongol Rule (Sixth/Twelfth to Ninth/Fifteenth Centuries) /
  • Daniel Zakrzewski
  • Medieval Kashan: Crossroads of Commerce and Culture /
  • Mehrdad Amanat and Roy P. Mottahedeh
  • The History of Iranian Cities through Their Books: What Ms. Köprülü 01589 Tells Us about 8th/14th Century Shiraz /
  • Sarah Bowen Savant and Majid Montazer Mahdi
  • Medieval Lexicography on Arabic and Persian Terms for City and Countryside /
  • Roy P. Mottahedeh
  • Index of Persons and Groups
  • Index of Places.