ʿAlāʾ al-Dawla al-Simnānī between spiritual authority and political power : a Persian lord and intellectual in the heart of the Ilkhanate : with a critical edition and translation of al-Wārid alšārid al-ṭārid šubhat al-mārid and a critical edition of its Persian version Zayn al-muʿtaqad li-zayn al-muʿtaqid
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ʿAlāʾ al-Dawla al-Simnānī between spiritual authority and political power : a Persian lord and intellectual in the heart of the Ilkhanate : with a critical edition and translation of al-Wārid alšārid al-ṭārid šubhat al-mārid and a critical edition of its Persian version Zayn al-muʿtaqad li-zayn al-muʿtaqid
by Giovanni Maria Martini
（Islamicate intellectual history, v. 4）
Brill, c2018
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Revised thesis (doctoral) -- Universita degli studi di Napoli l'Orientale, 2014
Summary: Giovanni Maria Martini investigates the personality of a major figure in the socio-political and cultural landscape of Mongol Iran. In pursuing this objective, the author follows parallel paths: Chapter I provides the most updated reconstruction of Simnani's (d. 736/1336) biography, which, thanks to its unique features, emerges as a cross-section of Iranian Society and as a microhistory of the complex relationships between a Sufi master, Persian Elites and Mongol rulers during the Ilkhanid period; Chapter II contains a study on the phenomenon of Arabic-Persian diglossia in Simnani's written work, arguing for its socio-religious function; in Chapters III to VI the critical editions of two important, interrelated treatises by Simnani are presented; finally, Chapter VII offers the first full-length annotated translation of a long work by Simnani ever to appear in a Western language.
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Description
In 'Ala' al-Dawla al-Simnani between Spiritual Authority and Political Power: A Persian Lord and Intellectual in the Heart of the Ilkhanate, Giovanni Maria Martini investigates the personality of a major figure in the socio-political and cultural landscape of Mongol Iran. In pursuing this objective, the author follows parallel paths: Chapter 1 provides the most updated reconstruction of Simnani's (d. 736/1336) biography, which, thanks to its unique features, emerges as a cross-section of Iranian society and as a microhistory of the complex relationships between a Sufi master, Persian elites and Mongol rulers during the Ilkhanid period; Chapter 2 contains a study on the phenomenon of Arabic-Persian diglossia in Simnani's written work, arguing for its socio-religious function; in Chapters 3 to 6 the critical editions of two important, interrelated treatises by Simnani are presented; finally, Chapter 7 offers the first full-length annotated translation of a long work by Simnani ever to appear in a Western language.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
A Note on Transliteration
Introduction
Simnani and the Kubrawiyya
The Criticism of Ibn 'Arabi
The Current State of Research
Organization and Objectives of this Book
1 Simnani's Biography: A Window into Iranian Society under the Ilkhanids
Background
Youth
Metanoia
The Return to Simnan
The Meeting with Saraf al-Din al-Hanawayh
The Departure to Baghdad and Imprisonment at the Court of Argun
Back to Simnan. The Trips to Iraq and the HiGaz
Sufiabad Hudadad: Simnani's Own Dar al-HiGra in the Heart of the Ilkhanate
Mastery, Advanced Years and Death
2 The Relationship between al-Warid al-sarid al-tarid subhat al-marid and the Zayn al-mu'taqad li-zayn al-mu'taqid
Introductory Remarks
Background
Section One: Descriptive Analysis of the Differences between al-Warid and the Zayn
Section Two: The Dynamics of Translation: Audiences, Authorship and Divine Inspiration in the Composition of al-Warid and the Zayn
Section Three: Observations on the Structure of Some of Simnani's Most Relevant Works
Section Four: Observations on the Persian Translation of the 'Urwa li-ahl al-halwa wa al-Galwa
3 The Method Used in the Preparation of the Critical Edition of al-Warid al-sarid al-tarid subhat al-marid
Foreword
Description of the Manuscripts
Analysis of the Evidence Useful for the Reconstruction of the Stemma Codicum and Related Hypotheses
Stemma Codicum
4 Established Text of al-Warid al-sarid al-tarid subhat al-marid
5 The Method Used in the Preparation of the Critical Edition of the Zayn al-mu'taqad li-zayn al-mu'taqid
Foreword
A Note on Transcription
Description of the Manuscripts
Analysis of the Evidence Useful for the Reconstruction of the Stemma Codicum and Related Hypotheses
Stemma Codicum
6 Established Text of the Zayn al-mu'taqad li-zayn al-mu'taqid
7 The Inspiration Refuting the Rebel's Sophistry (Translation of al-Warid al-sarid al-tarid subhat al-marid)
A Note on the Translation
The Inspiration Refuting The Rebel's Sophistry
Appendix:Supplement to the Catalogue of Simnani's Written Works
Bibliography
Index
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