Sufi Lovers, Safavid Silks and Early Modern Identity

by Nazanin Hedayat Munroe

This book examines a group of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century figural silks depicting legendary lovers from the Khamsa (Quintet) of epic Persian poetry. Codified by Nizami Ganjavi in the twelfth century, the Khamsa gained popularity in the Persian-speaking realm through illustrated manuscripts produced for the elite, creating a template for illustrating climactic scenes in the love stories of "Layla and Majnun" and "Khusrau and Shirin" that appear...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9463721738
• ISBN13: 9789463721738
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.8" x 9.4"