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Book SynopsisCities 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 else happened. Urban actors are given priority over external factors. The contributions take a long-term perspective and thus take the interaction between urban centres and their hinterland into account. Many contributions come from history or archaeology, but new disciplines are also methodologically integrated into the study of medieval cities, such as the arts of the book, lexicography, geomorphology, and digital instruments. Contributors include Denise Aigle, Mehrdad Amanat, Jean Aubin, Richard W. Bulliet, Jamsheed K. Choksy, David Durand-Guédy, Etienne de la Vaissière, Majid Montazer Mahdi, Roy P. Mottahedeh, Jürgen Paul, Rocco Rante, Sarah Savant, Ali Shojai Esfahani, Donald Whitcomb and Daniel Zakrzewski.
Table of ContentsPreface 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 Translation and Introduction by Jürgen Paul 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
