Philosophy in Qajar Iran

Erscheinungsjahr 2025
ISBN: 978-90-04-72956-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 127, 394 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 561 g

Reihe: Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East

During its Qajar period (1210–1344/1795–1925), Iran witnessed some lively and significant philosophical discourse. Yet apart from studies devoted to individual figures such as Mulla Hadi Sabzawari and Shaykh Ahmad Ahsa'i, modern scholarship has paid little attention to the animated discussions and vibrant traditions of philosophy that continued in Iran during this period. The articles assembled in this book present an account of the life, works and philosophical challenges taken up by seven major philosophers of the Qajar period. As a collection, the articles convey the range and diversity of Qajar philosophical thinking. Besides indigenous thoughts, the book also deals with the reception of European philosophy in Iran at the time.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pourjavady, Reza

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophie: Allgemeines, Methoden

Über Autor(innen)

Reza Pourjavady, Ph.D. (Freie Universität Berlin, 2008), is Adjunct Professor at Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main. His publications include Philosophy in Early Safavid Iran: Najm al-Din Mahmud Nayrizi and His Writings (Brill, 2011) and, coauthored with Sabine Schmidtke, A Jewish Philosopher of Baghdad: 'Izz al-Dawla Ibn Kammuna (d. 683/1284) and His Writings (Brill, 2006).

Contributors: Encieh Barkhah, Fatemeh Fana, Idris Samawi Hamid, Mohsen Kadivar, Hamid Naji Esfahani, Reza Pourjavady, Sajjad Rizvi, Roman Seidel.