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Messianism, Occultism, and Poetics in the 15th-Century Persianate World : = the Life and Writings of Aẕari-Yi Isfarayini (d. 866/1461-2).

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Title/Author:	Messianism, Occultism, and Poetics in the 15th-Century Persianate World :/
Reminder of title:	the Life and Writings of Aẕari-Yi Isfarayini (d. 866/1461-2).
Author:	Winters, Zachary Paul.
Description:	1 online resource (336 pages)
Notes:	Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 84-12, Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertations Abstracts International84-12A.
Subject:	Near Eastern studies. -
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ISBN:	9798379707255

Messianism, Occultism, and Poetics in the 15th-Century Persianate World : = the Life and Writings of Aẕari-Yi Isfarayini (d. 866/1461-2).
Winters, Zachary Paul.

Messianism, Occultism, and Poetics in the 15th-Century Persianate World :the Life and Writings of Aẕari-Yi Isfarayini (d. 866/1461-2). - 1 online resource (336 pages)

Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 84-12, Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--The University of Chicago, 2023.

Includes bibliographical references

This dissertation discusses the life and works of the poet, Ṣufi, and occultist, Ḥamza b. ʿAli Malik Aẕari-yi Isfarayini (784-866/1382-1461 or 1462). Aẕari is likely best known for his work as a poet, culminating in his serving as the poet laureate (malik al-shuʿaraʾ) at the court of Shahrukh b. Timur (d. 850/1447), followed by his abruptly departing courtly circles to pursue the Ṣufi path. While taking note of certain themes in his widely-circulated poetic divan, this project is also particularly interested in the contents of two occult compendia written by Aẕari after this moment of spiritual crisis: the Miftaḥ al-Asrar (The Key to the Secrets) and the Jawahir al-Asrar (The Gems of the Secrets).Born in Isfarayin to a family of local notables, the life of Aẕari was closely tied to two of the most important intellectual developments of the 9th/15th century Persianate world: (1) the spread of an interest in the occult sciences at the highest levels of courtly society, and (2) a great profusion of messianic movements emerging to challenge the established order. Though spending significant portions of his life at Timurid courts, the writings of Aẕari show a warm reception of the Ḥurufiyya order, the radical, gnostic-messianic lettrist movement which was harshly persecuted across Timurid domains. This was not the sole affiliation of Aẕari, as he likewise fancied himself both a member of the Kubrawi Ṣufi network and an admirer of the People of Investigation and Unveiling, ahl-i kashf va taḥqiq. In constructing a complete biography of Aẕari and considering those elements of his works which have received less scholarly attention, one finds a unique combination of many of the intellectual debates which were roiling across the Persianate world throughout his lifetime.The works of Aẕari display a wide-ranging and encyclopedic approach to esoteric knowledge. Alongside an appreciation for such earlier thinkers as Ibn ʿArabi (d. 638/1240), Saʿd al-Din Ḥamuwayi (d. 650/1253) or ʿAlaʾ al-Dawla Simnani (d. 736/1336) are found both direct citations of the Ḥurufi founder, Fazl Allah Astarabadi (d. 796/1394), and a sympathy for the concept of the transmigration of souls (tanasukh), normally the realm of such movements as those considered Shiʿi "exaggerators" (ghulat). Such apparent incongruities are considered carefully in the broader intellectual context of 9th/15th century Iran, with the dissertation reexamining the dynamics of spiritual network formation in a period of political turmoil and intellectual experimentation.Likewise, Aẕari did not ultimately become a solitary contemplative - his reputation in the biographical dictionary (taẕkira) literature notwithstanding - but rather was often closely tied to major courts throughout the 9th/15th century. Beyond his connections to Ulugh Beg and Shahrukh, Aẕari briefly served as an advisor to Aḥmad Shah I (d. 839/1436) of the Bahmanid sultans in South India. Likewise, Aẕari provided counsel to the Timurid prince SulṭanMuḥammad b. Baysunghur (d. 855/1452) in the years preceding the rebellion of the latter against Shahrukh. Despite the potentially "transgressive" nature of certain of his writings, Aẕari retained close connections with leaders of his time across much of his life.

Electronic reproduction.
Ann Arbor, Mich. :
ProQuest,
2024

Mode of access: World Wide Web

ISBN: 9798379707255Subjects--Topical Terms:

1182816
Near Eastern studies.
Subjects--Index Terms:

BahmanidsIndex Terms--Genre/Form:

554714
Electronic books.

Messianism, Occultism, and Poetics in the 15th-Century Persianate World : = the Life and Writings of Aẕari-Yi Isfarayini (d. 866/1461-2).
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