Turko-Persia in Historical Perspective

This study examines Turko-Persian culture as an entity.

Klappentext
The first book-length study to examine Turko-Persian culture as an entity.


Zusammenfassung
The essays in this collection focus on three themes in Turko-Persian culture: the importance of literature; the tension between central and peripheral institutions in Turko-Persian societies; and the confrontation of the Turko-Persian Islamicate world with the European world.

Inhalt
List of maps; List of contributors; Preface; 1. Introduction: the Turko-Persian tradition Robert L. Canfield; 2. Pre-Islamic and early Islamic cultures in Central Asia Richard N. Frye; 3. Turko-Mongol influences in Central Asia Yuri Bregel; 4. Islamic culture and literature in Iran and Central Asia in the early modern period Michel M. Mazzaoui; 5. Perso-Islamic culture in India from the seventeenth to the early twentieth century Francis Robinson; 6. Theological 'extremism' and social movements in Turko-Persia Robert L. Canfield; 7. Local knowledge of Islam and social discourse in Afghanistan and Turkistan in the modern period M. Nazif Shahrani; 8. Russia's geopolitical and ideological dilemmas in Central Asia Milan Hauner; Chronology of events and developments in the history of the Turko-Persian ecumene; References; Index.

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