{"product_id":"kings-and-dervishes-sufi-world-renunciation-and-the-symbolism-of-kingship-in-the-persianate-world-hardcover-2","title":"Kings and Dervishes: Sufi World Renunciation and the Symbolism of Kingship in the Persianate World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSaid Amir Arjomand\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSa?d Amir Arjomand's \u003ci\u003eKings and Dervishes \u003c\/i\u003eis a pioneering study of the emergence and development of Sufism during the formation of the Persianate world. Whereas Sufi doctrine was expressed in the New Persian language, its social organization was detached from the civic movement among the urban craftsmen and artisans known as the \u003ci\u003efotovva(t)\u003c\/i\u003e and was politically shaped by multiple forces--first by the revival of Persian kingship, and then by the emergence of the Turko-Mongolian empires. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The intermingling of Sufism's developmental path with the transformation of the Persianate political regimes resulted in the progressive appropriation of royal symbols by the Sufi shaykhs. The original Sufi world renunciation gave way first to world accommodation and the medieval love mysticism of Jalāl al-Din Rumi and Hāfez of Shiraz, and then to world domination. This comprehensive work of historical sociology traces these spiritual and political evolutions over the course of some six centuries, showing how the Sufi saints' symbolic sovereignty was eventually made real in the imperial kingship of the Persianate world's early modern empires.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book makes a significant contribution to the history of Islam and Iran, and its greatest value lies in its synthetic treatment of Sufism and kingship using a comparative, \u003ci\u003elongue dur?e\u003c\/i\u003e approach. Given its historical depth and geographical range, there is nothing comparable in circulation.--A. Azfar Moin, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Millennial Sovereign: Sacred Kingship and Sainthood in Islam\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Original, highly persuasive, and deeply insightful. \u003ci\u003eKings and Dervi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eshes \u003c\/i\u003eis an impressive culmination of Sa?d Arjomand's many decades of research and reflection on diverse combinations of religious and political (or sacral and earthly) concepts of sovereignty and legitimacy. In addition, the book engages in comparative perspective with not only Islam and Sufism but also several other religious cultures and makes numerous secondary contributions--among them a compelling demonstration of the primary, rather than peripheral, role of Khurasan and Iran in the formation of Sufism.\"--Louise Marlow, author of \u003ci\u003eCounsel for Kings: Wisdom and Politics in Tenth-Century Iran\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSa?d Amir Arjomand\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Stony Brook University, the founding editor of the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Persianate Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, and author of \u003ci\u003eMessianism and Sociopolitical Revolution in Medieval Islam\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRevolutions of the End of Time\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 9.13 x 5.98 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45774218756293,"sku":"9780520401686","price":171.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/22Z1eewZns9780520401686_fcfc1c81-9c15-4420-aaa1-e2e5488915f8.webp?v=1770520484","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/kings-and-dervishes-sufi-world-renunciation-and-the-symbolism-of-kingship-in-the-persianate-world-hardcover-2","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}