Ilkhanid Book of Ascension A Persian-Sunni Devotional Tale

Name: Ilkhanid Book of Ascension A Persian-Sunni Devotional Tale
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ISBN: 9781845114992

ISBN-10: 184511499X

ISBN-13: 9781845114992

Edition: 2010

Authors: Christiane Gruber, Christiane Gruber

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The traditional account of the Prophet Muhammad's ascension has inspired generations of writers and storytellers from the beginnings of Islam until today. By the tenth century, narratives describing Muhammad's encounter with prophets and angels, his colloquy with God, and his visits of heaven and hell lead to the formation of the 'Book of Ascension', a novelizing and engaging literary genre most commonly written in Arabic and Seljuk Turkic. This is the study of an extremely rare Persian 'Book of Ascension', which was written in Persian by an anonymous author and dates from the Ilkhanid Period (1256-1353). Christiane Gruber presents an English translation alongside the original manuscript…

Book details

List price: $59.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company, Limited
Publication date: 2/28/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.990



List of Plates


Acknowledgements


Note to the Reader


Introduction


The Tale's Qur'anic Origins and the Problems of Interpretation


The Mi'r&abar;jn&abar;ma Genre from the 10<sup>th</sup> to the 13<sup>th</sup> Century


The Ilkhanid Mi'r&abar;jn&abar;ma of 685/1286


The Ilkhanid Mi'r&abar;j Paintings


Concluding Remarks


Contents of the Ilkhanid‘Book of Ascension’


English Translation


Persian Text


Notes


Bibliography


Glossary of Terms


Index