Power, Politics and Religion in Timurid Iran by Beatrice Forb... - 9780521865470

Power, Politics and Religion in Timurid IranAuthor(s): Beatrice Forbes Manz\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9780521865470, 978-0521865470\nSynopsis\nBeatrice Forbes Manz uses the history of Iran under the Timurid ruler Shahrukh [tel] to analyse the relationship between government and society in the medieval Middle East. She provides a rich portrait of Iranian society over an exceptionally broad spectrum - the dynasty and its servitors, city elite and provincial rulers, and the religious classes, both ulama' and Sufi. The work addresses two issues central to pre-modern Middle Eastern history: how a government without the monopoly of force controlled a heterogeneous society, and how a society with diffuse power structures remained stable over long periods. Written for an audience of students as well as scholars, this book provides a broad analysis of political dynamics in late medieval Iran and chal.