Formation of a religious landscape : Shiʿi higher learning in Safavid Iran

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Formation of a religious landscape : Shiʿi higher learning in Safavid Iran

by Maryam Moazzen

（Islamic history and civilization, v. 151）

Brill, c2018

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [254]-283) and indexes

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In Formation of a Religious Landscape: Shi'i Higher Learning in Safavid Iran, Maryam Moazzen offers the first systematic examination of Shi'i educational institution and practices by exploring the ways in which religious knowledge was produced, authenticated, and transmitted in the second half of Safavid rule (1588-1722). By analyzing the deeds of endowment of the Madrasa-yi Sult a ni and other mosque-madrasas built by the Safavid elite, this study sheds light on the organizing mechanisms and structures utilized by such educational foundations. Based on the large number of ijaza s and other primary sources including waqfiyyas, biographical dictionaries and autobiographies, this study also reconstructs the Safavid madrasas' curriculum and describes the pedagogical methods used to transmit religious knowledge as well as issues that faced Shi'i higher learning in early modern times.

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Preface Acknowledgements Note on Transliteration and Style Introduction Imperializing Twelver Shi'ism and Its Impact on Shi'i Higher Learning The Reaction of the Sunni 'Ulama' Madrasas and the Consolidation of Shi'ism in Persia The Permissibility of Collaborating with Temporal Power Shi'i Higher Learning in Safavid Iran 1 Mosque-Madrasas of Safavid Isfahan Pre-Safavid Mosque-Madrasas Safavid Mosques and Madrasas After 'Abbas the Great The Largest Shi'i Madrasa Conclusion 2 The Madrasa-yi Sultani: Waqfs, Administrative Structure, and Academic Life Shah Sultan Husayn's Objectives in Establishing the Madrasa-yi Sultani The Deeds of Endowment of the Madrasa-yi Sultani Analysis of the Endowed Properties The Administrative Structure of the Madrasa-yi Sultani Conclusion 3 Reshaping Shi'a Cultural Memory: Commemorative Rituals and Constructing Identity Contextualizing Cultural Memory Safavid Madrasas and Commemorating Cultural Memory The Instructional Values of Commemorative Rituals Madrasas and Social Coherence Reconfiguring Cultural Memory Conclusion 4 The Safavid Curriculum: Conflicting Visions, Contested Triumphs Safavid Scholars and the Concept of Knowledge ('ilm) Towards Reconstructing the Curriculum of the Safavid Madrasas The Usulis and the Curriculum The Curriculum of the Madrasas of Safavid Isfahan Akhbarism and Its Impact on the Safavid Curriculum The Curriculum of Safavid Madrasas during the Reign of Shah Sultan Husayn Conclusion 5 Engagement with Religious Knowledge: Dialogical and Hermeneutical Modes of Transmission Safavid Pedagogy: Legal Rationalization or Authentic Knowledge Teaching and Learning Methods The Place of Texts in Learning and Etiquette Pertinent to Writing and Shelving Books Teachers and Learning The Language of Instruction Travel in Pursuit of Knowledge Studying and Marriage Graduation Conclusion 6 Safavid Pedagogical Approaches: Theories, Application, and Practices Mulla Sadra and the Problem of Conventional (rasmi) Learning Muhsin Fayd Kashani and Epistemic Certitude Muhaqqiq Sabzawari's Review of Safavid Higher Learning Muhammad Zaman Tabrizi's Observations Conclusion Conclusion Appendix Bibliography Index of Places Index of Subjects and Terms Index of Persons

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