Revisiting the critical legacy of Shah Ismail

an inquiry into the lost Gnostic tradition of Khatai

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321; Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction: the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail -- 1 Shah Ismail and the Importance of the Gnostic Legacy in the Islamic World -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Importance of Sciology of Poetry -- 3 Eurocentric Historiography and Ignoring Shah Ismail -- 4 Shah Ismail as Part of a Tradition -- 2 Overcoming Cognitive Biases in Understanding the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Mohammad Ali Foroughi and Inaccessibility Strategies of Texts -- 3 Seyyed Hossein Nasr and Inaccessibility Strategies of Texts -- 4 Abbas Eqbal Ashtiani and Orientalist Discourse Design -- 5 Avoiding Cognitive Biases -- 3 Linguistic Classifications and Deletion of the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail -- 1 Introduction -- 2 What Is Language? -- 3 Language Classification in Iran -- 4 The Term “Local Language” and the Elimination of Language Possibilities -- 5 The Importance of Paying Attention to the Philosophy of Language -- 6 Conclusion -- 4 Rereading the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail -- 1 Marginalization of the Texts of the Khatai Tradition -- 2 Rereading the Texts of the Khatai Tradition -- 3 The Gnostic Tradition of Shah Ismail in Contemporary Studies -- 4 The Criteria for Reconstructing the Gnostic Tradition of Shah Ismail -- 5 The Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail: a Study Scheme -- 5 Sociology of Knowledge and Its Relationship with Diwan Shah Ismail -- 1 Introduction -- 2 What Is Sociology of Knowledge? -- 3 Diwan Shah Ismail from the Perspective of Sociology of Knowledge -- 4 The Gnostic Tradition of Shah Ismail in the Context of Islamic Studies -- 5 Sociology of Knowledge and Removal of the Gnostic Tradition of Shah Ismail -- 6 Islamic Hekmat or Gnosis in Persian Form -- 6 Language and Religion in Iranian Thought in Relation to the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail Khatai -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Religious Transformation in Iran -- 3 Language Status in Pre-Islamic Iran -- 4 Linguistic Evolution in Iran -- 5 Religious Transformation in Iran -- 6 The Relation of Religious, Madhhab and Linguistic Developments with Shah Ismail -- 7 Jalal Al-Ahmed and the Theory of Expelling the Turkish Language from the Public Sphere -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Theory of Expelling the Turkish Language from the Public Domain -- 3 The Relationship between the Expulsion Theory of the Turkish Language and the Gnostic Tradition of Shah Ismail -- 8 The Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail Safavi -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Important Developments in the History of Iran -- 9 Truth in Shah Ismail Safavi’s Thought -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Truth in the View of Shah Ismail -- 10 Mohabat in the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Mohabat in the Gnostic Tradition and Theoretical Irfan -- 3 Mohabat in the Thought of Shah Ismail Khatai -- 11 Sojourn in the Gnostic Legacy of Shah Ismail -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Sojourn in the Traditions of Irfan and Sufism -- 3 Sojourn in the Thought of Shah Ismail -- 12 On the Reciprocal Relationship between Shiism and Sufism -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Spiritual Crisis: Turning Point in the Life of Mystics -- 3 The Link between Shiism and Sufism -- 4 The Influence of Sayyed Haydar Amoli and Sheikh Safi-ad-Din Ardabili on Shah Ismail -- 13 The Impact of Sayyed Haydar Amoli on Shah Ismail: Fostering Unity between Shiism and Sufism -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Gnostic Tradition of Sayyed Haydar Amoli -- 3 The Influence of Sayyed Haydar Amoli on Shah Ismail -- 14 Conclusion -- References -- Index; Studies in Critical Social Sciences; VII, 170 Seiten