'Ala' al-Dawla al-Simnani 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-Warid alsarid al-tarid subhat al-marid and a critical edition of its Persian version Zayn al-mu'taqad li-zayn al-mu'taqid / / Giovanni Maria Martini.

• Superior document: Islamicate intellectual history ; 4
• Author: Martini, Giovanni Maria.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden : : Koninklijke Brill NV,, 2017.
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: Islamicate Intellectual History 4.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (521 pages).

In ʿAlāʾ al-Dawla al-Simnānī 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...

Table of Contents

• Preliminary Material
• 1 Simnānī’s Biography: A Window into Iranian Society under the Ilkhanids
• 2 The Relationship between al-Wārid al-šārid al-ṭārid šubhat al-mārid and the Zayn al--muʿtaqad li-zayn al-muʿtaqid
• 3 The Method Used in the Preparation of the Critical Edition of al-Wārid al-šārid al-ṭārid šubhat al-mārid
• 4 Established Text of al-Wārid al-šārid al-ṭārid šubhat al-mārid
• 5 The Method Used in the Preparation of the Critical Edition of the Zayn al-muʿtaqad li-zayn al-muʿtaqid
• 6 Established Text of the Zayn al-muʿtaqad li-zayn al-muʿtaqid
• 7 The Inspiration Refuting the Rebel’s Sophistry (Translation of al-Wārid al-šārid al-ṭārid šubhat al-mārid)
• Appendix: Supplement to the Catalogue of Simnānī’s Written Works
• Bibliography
• Index.