The Historiography of Persian Architecture

Mohammad Gharipour (Morgan State University, USA)

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Routledge
15 December 2017

History of architecture; Regional studies; Historiography; Middle Eastern history

Series: Iranian Studies

Historiography is the study of the methodology of writing history, the development of the discipline of history, and the changing interpretations of historical events in the works of individual historians. Exploring the historiography of Persian art and architecture requires a closer look at a diverse range of sources, including chronicles, historical accounts, travelogues, and material evidence coming from archaeological excavations.

The Historiography of Persian Architecture highlights the political, cultural, and intellectual contexts that lie behind the written history of Persian architecture in the twentieth century, presenting a series of investigations on issues related to historiography. This book addresses the challenges, complexities, and contradictions regarding historical and geographical diversity of Persian architecture, including issues lacking in the 20th century historiography of Iran and neighbouring countries. This book not only illustrates different trends in Persian architecture but also clarifies changing notions of research in this field. Aiming to introduce new tools of analysis, the book offers fresh insights into the discipline, supported by historical documents, archaeological data, treatises, and visual materials. It brings together well-established and emerging scholars from a broad range of academic spheres, in order to question and challenge pre-existing historiographical frameworks, particularly through specific case studies. Overall, it provides a valuable contribution to the study of Persian architecture, simultaneously revisiting past literature and advancing new approaches.

This book would be of interest to students and scholars of Middle East and Iranian Studies, as well as Architectural History, including Islamic architecture and historiography.

Edited by: Mohammad Gharipour (Morgan State University USA)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 460g
ISBN: 9780815358015
ISBN 10: 0815358016
Series: Iranian Studies
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 15 December 2017
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mohammad Gharipour is Associate Professor at the School of Architecture and Planning at Morgan State University in Baltimore, USA and director and founding editor of the International Journal of Islamic Architecture. He has published extensively on architectural history, including Persian Gardens and Pavilions: Reflections in History, Poetry and the Arts (IB Tauris).