Sussan Babaie, Talinn Grigor

Persian Kingship and Architecture

Strategies of Power in Iran from the Achaemenids to the Pahlavis

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Produktbeschreibung

Since the Shah went into exile and the Islamic Republic was established in 1979 in the wake of the Iranian Revolution, the very idea of monarchy in Iran has been contentious. Yet, as Persian Kingship and Architecture argues, the institution of kingship has historically played a pivotal role in articulating the abstract notion of 'Iran' since antiquity. These ideas surrounding kingship and nation have, in turn, served as a unifying cultural force despite shifting political and religious allegiances. Through analyses of palaces, mausolea, art, architectural decoration and urban design the authors show how architecture was appropriated by different rulers as an integral part of their strategies of legitimising power. They refer to a variety of examples, from the monuments of Persepolis under the Achamenids, the Sassanian palaces at Kish, the Safavid public squares of Isfahan, the Qajar palaces at Shiraz and to the modernisation and urban agendas of the Pahlavis. Drawing on archaeology, ancient, medieval, early and modern architectural history, both Islamic and secular, this book is indispensable for all those interested in Iranian studies and visual culture.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. April 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 204mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 1352g
• ISBN-13: 9781848857513
• ISBN-10: 1848857519
• Artikelnr.: 41675410

Autorenporträt

Susan Babaie is Andrew W. Mellon Reader in the Arts of Iran and Islam at The Courtauld Institute of Art, London, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Sussan Babaie and Talinn Grigor Chapter 1: Achaemenid
Imperial Architecture: Performative Porticoes of Persepolis. Margaret Cool
Root Chapter 2: Dynastic Sanctuaries and the Transformation of Iranian
Kingship between Alexander and Islam. Matthew P. Canepa Chapter 3: The
Sassanian Palaces and Their Influence in Early Islam. Lionel Bier Chapter
4: In the Footsteps of the Sasanians: Funerary Architecture and Bavandid
Legitimacy. Melanie Michailidis Chapter 5: Sacred Sites of Kingship: The
Maydan and the Spatial-Spiritual Mapping of the Empire in Safavid Iran.
Sussan Babaie Chapter 6: Kingship Hybridized, Kingship Homogenized:
Revivalism under the Qajar and the Pahlavi Dynasties. Talinn Grigor