04145nam a22005535i 4500 978-3-031-48367-7 DE-He213 20251030112024.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240502s2024 sz | s |||| 0|eng d 9783031483677 978-3-031-48367-7 10.1007/978-3-031-48367-7 doi DS41-66 HBJF bicssc 1FB bicssc HIS026000 bisacsh NHF 1FB thema Jackson, Cailah. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 76215 Mevlevi Manuscripts, 1268–c. 1400 [electronic resource] : A Study of the Sources / by Cailah Jackson. 1st ed. 2024. Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2024. XVII, 160 p. 10 illus. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda 1 Introduction -- 2 The Manuscript Sources -- 3 Texts and Intellectual Interests -- 4 Scribes, Patrons and Readers -- 5 Locations of Manuscript Production -- 6 Conclusion -- 7 Appendices. “This important study of Mevlevi manuscripts is an outstanding piece of scholarship, based on a close examination of numerous often neglected manuscript sources. It sheds new light not just on the manuscripts themselves, but also the early Mevlevi community – its artists, artisans, and patrons, and their intellectual interests. It makes a significant contribution both to art historical scholarship and to the growing field of Islamic manuscript studies, and will be required reading for anyone interested in medieval Anatolia or Sufism.” —Professor A. C. S. Peacock, University of St Andrews, UK This book provides a detailed and carefully researched catalogue of over 140 manuscripts related to the Mevlevi Sufis in their formative period during the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries. It also offers an in-depth and rigorous analysis of the manuscript material, which reveals much about the role of manuscripts in early Mevlevi life, the identity of disciples who were scribes and manuscript owners, and the geographical spread of the Sufi group. The Mevlevi Sufis were one of the most important and prominent socio-religious groups to emerge in late medieval Anatolia, following the Mongol conquests of the 1240s. Sometimes known colloquially as the ‘whirling dervishes,’ the Mevlevis became particularly powerful under Ottoman rule in the early modern period, even counting some sultans as their disciples. However, there is still much to learn about their earliest days, following the death of their ‘patron saint’ Jalal al-Din Rumi in 1273. Rumi is of course also notable as the author of the Masnavi, an extensive work of Sufi poetry written in rhyming couplets that is the core of Mevlevi ritual and learning. Beyond Mevlevi circles, Rumi remains very popular today as a ‘mystic’ poet. This study sheds new light on the intellectual culture of his time. Cailah Jackson is a Research Associate of the Khalili Research Centre, University of Oxford and former Junior Research Fellow at Wolfson College, University of Oxford and the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies. Middle East History. Islam History. 71056 Cultural property. Archaeology. History of the Middle East. Islamic History. 71058 Cultural Heritage. Archaeology and Heritage. 71132 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783031483660 Printed edition: 9783031483684 Printed edition: 9783031483691 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-48367-7 ZDB-2-HTY ZDB-2-SXH 59585 59585