Būyid art and architecture - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Būyid art and architecture - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Blair, Sheila S.

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1061107
Doc. NO	:	ALei1504
Main Entry	:	Blair, Sheila S.
Title & Author	:	Būyid art and architecture - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Blair, Sheila S.
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(1,661 words)
Abstract	:	The Būyids (or Buwayhids, r. 320–454/932–1062) were an Iranian dynasty who, despite—or perhaps because of—their rough-and-tumble origins, became great patrons who purposefully underwrote art and architecture to enhance their image. As with their assumption of the title shāhanshāh (“king of kings”), they used art to proclaim themselves heirs to the pre-Islamic tradition of kingship in Iran. Little remains of their art, however, so scholars have to piece together work done under their patronage from texts, a few archaeological investigations, and a larger
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei1504.pdf