Sufi Lovers, Safavid Silks and Early Modern Identity
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Sufi Lovers, Safavid Silks and Early Modern Identity

  1. 248 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Sufi Lovers, Safavid Silks and Early Modern Identity

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Information

Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Year
2022
eBook ISBN
9789048551149
Edition
0
Topic
Design
Subtopic
Design della moda

Table of contents

  1. Table of Contents
  2. Acknowledgments
  3. List of Illustrations
  4. Note on Transliteration
  5. Introduction: Material Culture and Mysticism in the Persianate World
  6. Part I
  7. 1. Silks, Signatures and Self-fashioning
  8. 2. Dressed as King, Lover and Beloved: Khusrau and Shirin
  9. 3. Weaving Stories, Weaving Self: Layla and Majnun as Sufi Icons
  10. Part II
  11. 4. The Divine Cloak of Majesty: Material Culture in Sufi Practice
  12. 5. Mughal Dress and Spirituality: The Age of Sufi Kings
  13. 6. Safavid Figural Silks in Diplomacy: Rare Textiles of Novel Design
  14. Conclusion
  15. Appendix A: List of Khamsa Silks
  16. Appendix B: Summary of ‘Shirin and Khusrau’ by Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
  17. Appendix C: Summary of ‘Majnun and Layla’ by Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
  18. Glossary of Textile Terms
  19. Glossary of Persian and Arabic Terms
  20. List of Historic Figures
  21. Index