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D university of michigan, ann arbor 2001 i am currently completing a book tentatively titled the city of knowledge. Niki akhavan is an assistant professor of media studies at the catholic university of america. This is set of 12 books from the islamic education studies series at a discounted price. Wildcard searching if you want to search for multiple variations of a word, you can substitute a special symbol called a wildcard for one or more letters. Farhad daftary is one of the worlds leading authorities on ismaili history and literature. Read city of knowledge in twentieth century iran shiraz, history and poetry by setrag manoukian available from rakuten kobo. Islamic studies grades 112 set of 12 books darussalam. This book presents a cultural history of modern iran from the point of view of shiraz, a city famous for its poetry and its traditions of scholarship.
A masters degree in islamic studies degree requirements to be granted a masters degree in islamic studies, students must meet the following degree requirements total of 45 credits. The journal of shia islamic studies jsis is a refereed academic journal published quarterly by icas press for the islamic college in london. A comprehensive treatment of ismaili medieval history in its entirety. History and the production of the culture of shiraz setrag manoukian introduction my research project at the aga khan program for islamic architecture. Lee city of knowledge in twentieth century iran shiraz, history and poetry por setrag manoukian disponible en rakuten kobo. Ma program information institute of islamic studies. City of knowledge in twentieth century iran ebook por setrag.
The journal provides an international forum for scholars through the publication of research articles in all fields of shia studies, from the historical to the contemporary and from the theological to the philosophical. The book analyzes the production of knowledge in the iranian city, focusing in particular on historiography and poetry to understand the ways in which. At a time when so many englishlanguage books on iran primarily focus on its political history, ideological struggles, and modernization, professor setrag manoukians city of knowledge in twentieth century iran. City of knowledge in twentieth century iran ebook por. Associate professor at the institute of islamic studies and the department of. We are grateful to the staff and librarians at the islamic studies library at mcgill for their help and support. This is set of 12 books from the islamic educationstudies series at a discounted price. Routledge books from this publisher isbns begin with. The contradictions of israeli citizenship routledge studies in middle eastern politics 97818789371. Power and resistance today is the first comparative analysis of two central political events that have altered our world forever. City of knowledge in twentieth century iran by setrag manoukian, 97818789449, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
This is the second book of a series of 5 primarily designed for high school secondary school students ages 1218. In that flipover into religion, a lot of material tends to appear that isnt authentically islamic and doesnt come from the islamic tradition. She is coauthor and coeditor of city in the desert 1978. The journal of critical muslim studies articles ordinary matters in islamic studies. This paper discusses changing attitudes to the ancient iranian past at the turn of the nineteenthtwentieth centuries, through a study of the work of fursat shirazi, arguing for a more sensitive appreciation of the tentative, experimental character of his writing. He is an assistant professor at the institute of islamic studies and the department of anthropology at mcgill university in montreal, canada. Focusing on the city of shiraz, manoukian examines why it has emerged as a place so saturated with national. Phrase searching you can use double quotes to search for a series of words in a particular order. Next wednesday, professors pouneh shabanijadidi and setrag manoukian will present the film entitled where is my friends home.
Building in the islamic world today, aperture, new york, 1983. Adibmoghaddam demonstrates how contemporary forms of protest are changing our understanding about the way power and resistance function. City of knowledge in twentieth century iran by setrag manoukian, 9780415783286, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Oct 15, 20 manoukian, city of knowledge new york, routledge, 2012 p. In the islamic republic, this entails a certain process of editing. To michelle hartman, wael hallaq, charry karamanoukian, setrag manoukian, laila parsons, jamil and sally ragep, and rob wisnovsky, we owe the unique intellectual environment that enriched our thoughts and lives. Setrag manoukian is an italian anthropologist and historian of modern iran. City of knowledge in twentieth century iran ebook by setrag.
The discerning scholar is adept at diagnosing the various spiritual illnesses resulting from sins, and treating the malaise in the heart. Description this is the first book of a series of 5 primarily. Setrag manoukian institute of islamic studies mcgill. The islamic studies library was founded in 1952, along with the institute of islamic studies by prof.
The best books on islamism five books expert recommendations. The library has grown from a modest departmental collection to a very well regarded library of over 150,000 volumes covering the whole of islamic civilization in a number. In his paper, setrag reads in the architectural landscape of the iranian. City of knowledge in twentieth century iran rakuten kobo.
The photos of people marching in the streets during the iranian revolution of 1979 and the televised spectacle of masses of iranians grieving at the funeral of ayatollah khomeini in 1989 remain in western media central images to any discussion about the political relevance of islam, especially in relation to its mass character. As there is little interest in middle eastern and islamic studies in integrating manuscripts and printed books in arabic script into the research programs of critical bibliography and book history, there is less competition for funding and significant resources can be invested into the digitization of manuscripts and printed books in arabic script. Sharia compliant microfinance routledge islamic studies series 97818789395. He is the authorcoauthor and coeditor of several books, including international relations and the new inequality, protecting human security, and. For more information regarding the book, check out ajammcs interview with the author. Power, religion, and the effects of publicness in 20th. New public diplomacy in the 21st century routledge new diplomacy studies 97818789388. This is a very challenging book and nuanced in its analysis, but i think it is the best book i have read on the subject of jihad. Jerba studies 2009 and the city in the islamic world 2008. If he finds a person failing into despair, he tries to ignite the spark of hope in the heart. He is also the author of city of knowledge in twentieth century iran. Shiraz, history and poetry iranian studies 1 by setrag manoukian isbn.
Nineteenth century travel accounts from iran to europe oxford university press, 2012 and numerous articles on iranian history, politics, and. Setrag manoukian is an italian anthropologist interested in. Exploring the relationship among history, poetry and politics, the book analyses how shiraz came to be defined as the countrys cultural capital, and explains how iranians have used the concept of culture as a way of thinking about themselves. His research interests include sufism in tajikistan and afghanistan, narrative performance, and ritual. He studied islamic and social anthropology at the university of mainz. Homa katouzian, mohamad tavakolitarghisince 1967 the international society for iranian studies isis has been a leading learned societ. The library has grown from a modest departmental collection to a very well regarded library of over 150,000 volumes covering the whole of islamic civilization in a number of languages including arabic, persian, turkish and urdu. He is currently working with the islamic centre, munich, germany. Setrag manoukian is an italian anthropologist interested in knowledge and its relationship with power, understood both as existential and social force. Her research focuses on the relationship between various forms of media and iranian transnational political and cultural productions.
He approaches cities, poems, videos and other technologies as forms of knowledge with specific existential trajectories and attends to their historicity. Associate professor joint appointment with the institute of islamic studies ph. The following article is written by setrag manoukian, an associate professor of islamic studies and anthropology at mcgill university. It will have great appeal to all scholars of medieval islam. Naghmeh sohrabi is the charles corky goodman professor of middle east history and the director for research at the crown center for middle east studies. Reading postrevolutionary iran by arang keshavarzian the essential readings series is curated by the middle east studies pedagogy initiative mespi team at the arab studies institute. Notes from the field setrag manoukian coupled internationalisms. Charting muhammad barkatullahs anticolonialism and panislamism samee siddiqui was egyptian islamic revivalism really counterhegemonic. Sign up to get the latest on sales, new releases and more. They will also moderate the discussion after the screening.
Setrag manoukian i also analyze what happens to editing in relation to the process of making things public make things available and visible to all for consumption. Jan 01, 2000 he completed a diploma in arabic and a b. Arabic language islamic books according to the quran and sunnah of prophet muhammad. Of the several works on the rise and development of the babi movement, especially those dealing with the life and work of its founder, sayyid ali muhammad shirazi, few deal directly with the compelling and complex web of mysticism, theology and philosophy found. The eastwest battle over gender is brilliantly described by janet afary in her groundbreaking survey sexual politics in modern iran. This important book, by an internationally acknowledged expert in ismaili studies, introduces ismaili history and thought in medieval times. He is an assistant professor at the institute of islamic studies and the department of. He teaches at mcgill university at the institute of islamic studies and the department of. Mehdi moslem, factional politics in postkhomeini iran syracuse. He teaches at mcgill university at the institute of islamic studies and the department of anthropology, which he currently chairs.
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