Persian Kingship and Architecture: Strategies of Power in Iran from the Achaemenids to the PahlavisBloomsbury Publishing, 17.02.2015 - 288 Seiten Since the Shah went into exile and the Islamic Republic was established in 1979 in the wake of the Iranian Revolution, the very idea of monarchy in Iran has been contentious. Yet, as Persian Kingship and Architecture argues, the institution of kingship has historically played a pivotal role in articulating the abstract notion of 'Iran' since antiquity. These ideas surrounding kingship and nation have, in turn, served as a unifying cultural force despite shifting political and religious allegiances. Through analyses of palaces, mausolea, art, architectural decoration and urban design the authors show how architecture was appropriated by different rulers as an integral part of their strategies of legitimising power. They refer to a variety of examples, from the monuments of Persepolis under the Achamenids, the Sassanian palaces at Kish, the Safavid public squares of Isfahan, the Qajar palaces at Shiraz and to the modernisation and urban agendas of the Pahlavis. Drawing on archaeology, ancient, medieval, early and modern architectural history, both Islamic and secular, this book is indispensable for all those interested in Iranian studies and visual culture. |
Inhalt
Dynastic Sanctuaries and the Transformation of Iranian | |
The Sasanian Palaces and Their Influence in Early Islam | |
Funerary Architecture | |
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Achaemenid Empire achéménide Alexander ancient Antiochos Apadana Arabic archaeological architecture Armenian Arsacid ayvan Babaie Bactrian Bavandid building Buyids Cambridge caravanserai centre century ceremonial Commagene constructed cultural Darius decorated dynastic cult dynastic sanctuaries dynasty east Elamite Encyclopaedia Iranica excavation façade Farahabad funerary Ganj Ali Khan Gonbad-e Gonbad-e Qabus hall Hellenistic Henkelman iconography images imperial inscription Iran’s Iranian kingship Isfahan Islamic Kerman king king’s Kushan Lajim Leiden London Margaret Cool Root mausoleum maydan Maydan-e Naqsh-e Jahan metres Mil-e Radkan modern Mohammad monuments mosque Muslim Naqsh-e Rostam Nisa Pahlavi palace Paris Pasargadae Persepolis Fortification Persian Art Persian Empire Photo by author political portico Qabus Qajar Rabatak relief Resget Reza Shah ritual royal ruler Safavid Saljuq Sasanian Seleucid Shah Abbas Shah’s Shahnameh Shahriyar Shapur Shaykh Shi‘i Shi‘ism statues structure Studies Surkh Kotal Susa Tabaristan Takht talar Tehran temple throne tomb towers traditions urban visual Western Ziyarid Zoroastrian