ISLA 618 1501-1736 Safavid Iran

3 credits · Islamic Studies · Graduate Studies · Not scheduled for 2026–2027

The socio-political and economic history of Persia after the rise of the Safavid Empire and the official conversion of Iranians to Twelver Shi`a Islam. Different approaches toward imperial sovereignty and religion, socio-economic processes, relations to the Ottoman Empire and the Uzbek rulers, inter…

Restrictions

Not open to students who have taken ISLA 788 when topic was: "Public Religion, Secularism and Power in Modern Islamic Society in Safavid Iran".

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