HIST585A

041917

This course examines the history of the Iranian plateau from the rise and spread of Islam until the establishment of the Safavid Empire (1501).Thematically, it focuses on the impact of geography and the environment on social and political history; the conversion and Islamicization of local populations; the proliferation of communities and institutions of Islamic knowledge; the development of Persian Sufi literature and brotherhoods; state legitimization through the patronage of literature, court chronicles, and art; the rise of Shi`i messianic movements; and the role of women at court and in society.

GRD - Regular Grades A, B, C, D, E

Graduate

CE - CL (Cross Listed), GIDP - PRIR (Persian and Iranian Studies)

HIST485A