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The Ilkhanid Book of Ascension: a Persian-Sunni devotional tale

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Field name	Details
ISBN	184511499X (hbk.)
ISBN	9781845114992 (hbk.)
Author	Gruber, Christiane J. 1976-
Title	The Ilkhanid Book of Ascension : a Persian-Sunni devotional tale / [by] Christiane Gruber
Publisher	London ; New York : Tauris Academic Studies, 2010
Physical desc.	x, [1], 188 p., [12] p. of plates ; ill. (chiefly col.) ; 25 cm.
Series	I.B. Tauris and BIPS Persian studies series 2
Note	"A joint publication with the British Institute of Persian Studies."
Bibliography etc.	Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-184) and index
Contents	Introduction. The tale's Qurʼanic origins and the problems of interpretation -- The Miʻrājnāma genre from the 10th to the 13th century -- The Ilkhanid Miʻrājnāma of 685/1286 -- The Ilkhanid Miʻrāj paintings -- Concluding remarks -- Contents of the Ilkhanid 'Book of Ascension' -- English translation -- Persian text.
Language Note	Introduction in English; Ilkhanid Book of Ascension in English and Persian.
Person as subject	Muhammad Prophet, -- d. 632 -- Isrāʾ and Miʻrāj
Person as subject	Muhammad Prophet, -- d. 632 -- Isrāʾ and Miʻrāj -- Illustrations
Subject	Koran -- Readings
	Islamic illumination of books and manuscripts
	Islamic painting
	Art, Ilkhanid
	Islam -- History
Series Added Entry	BIPS Persian studies series

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