Revisiting the Critical Legacy of Shah Ismail : An Inquiry into the Lost Gnostic Tradition of Khatai /

Revisiting the Critical Legacy of Shah Ismail : An Inquiry into the Lost Gnostic Tradition of Khatai /

Explore the enigmatic legacy of Shah Ismail in this groundbreaking work by Seyed Javad Miri, wherein the author reexamines Shah Ismail not merely as a historical figure but as a mystic, poet, and thinker who profoundly influenced Iranian and global intellectual landscapes. Through critical approache...

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Main Author: Miri, Seyed Javad (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2025.

Series: Social Sciences E-Books Online, Collection 2025
Studies in Critical Social Sciences ; 321.

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Social Sciences.

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Call Number: BS709.4

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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail
  • 1 Shah Ismail and the Importance of the Gnostic Legacy in the Islamic World
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Importance of Sciology of Poetry
  • 3 Eurocentric Historiography and Ignoring Shah Ismail
  • 4 Shah Ismail as Part of a Tradition
  • 2 Overcoming Cognitive Biases in Understanding the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Mohammad Ali Foroughi and Inaccessibility Strategies of Texts
  • 3 Seyyed Hossein Nasr and Inaccessibility Strategies of Texts
  • 4 Abbas Eqbal Ashtiani and Orientalist Discourse Design
  • 5 Avoiding Cognitive Biases
  • 3 Linguistic Classifications and Deletion of the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 What Is Language?
  • 3 Language Classification in Iran
  • 4 The Term "Local Language" and the Elimination of Language Possibilities
  • 5 The Importance of Paying Attention to the Philosophy of Language
  • 6 Conclusion
  • 4 Rereading the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail
  • 1 Marginalization of the Texts of the Khatai Tradition
  • 2 Rereading the Texts of the Khatai Tradition
  • 3 The Gnostic Tradition of Shah Ismail in Contemporary Studies
  • 4 The Criteria for Reconstructing the Gnostic Tradition of Shah Ismail
  • 5 The Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail: a Study Scheme
  • 5 Sociology of Knowledge and Its Relationship with Diwan Shah Ismail
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 What Is Sociology of Knowledge?
  • 3 Diwan Shah Ismail from the Perspective of Sociology of Knowledge
  • 4 The Gnostic Tradition of Shah Ismail in the Context of Islamic Studies
  • 5 Sociology of Knowledge and Removal of the Gnostic Tradition of Shah Ismail
  • 6 Islamic Hekmat or Gnosis in Persian Form
  • 6 Language and Religion in Iranian Thought in Relation to the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail Khatai
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Religious Transformation in Iran
  • 3 Language Status in Pre-Islamic Iran
  • 4 Linguistic Evolution in Iran
  • 5 Religious Transformation in Iran
  • 6 The Relation of Religious, Madhhab and Linguistic Developments with Shah Ismail
  • 7 Jalal Al-Ahmed and the Theory of Expelling the Turkish Language from the Public Sphere
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Theory of Expelling the Turkish Language from the Public Domain
  • 3 The Relationship between the Expulsion Theory of the Turkish Language and the Gnostic Tradition of Shah Ismail
  • 8 The Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail Safavi
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Important Developments in the History of Iran
  • 9 Truth in Shah Ismail Safavi's Thought
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Truth in the View of Shah Ismail
  • 10 Mohabat in the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Mohabat in the Gnostic Tradition and Theoretical Irfan
  • 3 Mohabat in the Thought of Shah Ismail Khatai
  • 11 Sojourn in the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Sojourn in the Traditions of Irfan and Sufism
  • 3 Sojourn in the Thought of Shah Ismail
  • 12 On the Reciprocal Relationship between Shiism and Sufism
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Spiritual Crisis: Turning Point in the Life of Mystics
  • 3 The Link between Shiism and Sufism
  • 4 The Influence of Sayyed Haydar Amoli and Sheikh Safi-ad-Din Ardabili on Shah Ismail
  • 13 The Impact of Sayyed Haydar Amoli on Shah Ismail: Fostering Unity between Shiism and Sufism
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Gnostic Tradition of Sayyed Haydar Amoli
  • 3 The Influence of Sayyed Haydar Amoli on Shah Ismail
  • 14 Conclusion
  • References
  • Index.