Contents

pp.：  7 – 10

Acknowledgements

pp.：  11 – 12

Note on Transliteration and Style

pp.：  13 – 14

Introduction

pp.：  15 – 20

Chapter One Approaching Jāmī’s Salāmān va Absāl as a Perso-Islamic Book of Advice for Rulers

pp.：  21 – 48

The Narrative Context of Salāmān va Absāl

pp.：  22 – 24

The Provenance of the Salāmān and Absāl Allegory

pp.：  25 – 26

Ibn Sīnā’s Version of the Allegory

pp.：  27 – 27

Salāmān and Absāl in Ḥayy ibn Yaqẓān

pp.：  28 – 28

Coded Speech: The Overall Power of Allegory

pp.：  29 – 29

Salāmān va Absāl, an Esoteric Mirror for Princes

pp.：  30 – 35

Salāmān va Absāl and the Masnavī of Rūmī

pp.：  36 – 35

The Historical Significance of Salāmān va Absāl

pp.：  36 – 36

Overview of the Primary Sources

pp.：  37 – 47

Salāmān va Absāl by Jāmī

pp.：  38 – 39

Other Persian Poetry Addressed to Yaʿqūb

pp.：  40 – 40

Official Court Chronicles and General Histories

pp.：  41 – 42

Hagiographies and Biographical Works

pp.：  43 – 45

Literary Anthologies

pp.：  46 – 46

Letters of Personal Correspondence

pp.：  47 – 47

Statement of Purpose

pp.：  48 – 48

Chapter Two Political Advice for Rulers and Mystical Guidance for Sufis in Salāmān Va Absāl

pp.：  49 – 94

The Perso-Islamic Tradition of Advice and Advice Literature

pp.：  49 – 56

Political Advice for Muslim Rulers in Salāmān va Absāl

pp.：  57 – 68

Being the Shadow of God on Earth

pp.：  69 – 71

On Heeding the Prayers of the Sufis

pp.：  72 – 78

Implicit Spiritual Advice for Rulers and Sufi Mystics

pp.：  79 – 79

Advice on Illuminating the Intellect

pp.：  80 – 82

The Role of Repentance in Attaining Mystical Enlightenment

pp.：  83 – 85

Advice on Subduing the Carnal Soul

pp.：  86 – 94

Chapter Three The Religious and Political Influences of Sufis at the Āq Qoyūnlū Courts of Ūzūn Ḥasan and Yaʿqūb

pp.：  95 – 124

Dervishes, Sufi Mystics, and the Political Legitimacy of Ūzūn Ḥasan

pp.：  96 – 99

The Role of the Akhlāq-i Jalālī

pp.：  100 – 103

Khalvatī Influence on Āq Qoyūnlū Affairs

pp.：  104 – 106

Shaikh Ibrāhīm Gulshanī at the Court of Yaʿqūb

pp.：  107 – 108

Naqshbandīs at the Āq Qoyūnlū Court, Tabriz, and Its Environs

pp.：  109 – 120

The Murder of Darvīsh Qāsim

pp.：  114 – 120

The Spiritual Relationship between Jāmī and Yaʿqūb

pp.：  121 – 124

Chapter Four Poetry at the Court of Yaʿqūb and its Background in Establishing an Historical Context for Salāmān va Absāl

pp.：  125 – 146

Literary Activities in Āq Qoyūnlū Tabriz

pp.：  126 – 129

Jāmī, the “Āq Qoyūnlū Poet”

pp.：  130 – 132

The Hasht Bihisht and Its Roster of “Lesser-known” Āq Qoyūnlū Poets

pp.：  133 – 133

Qāżī ʿĪsā Sāvajī: Reform-Minded Vazīr, Poet, and Ill-fated Lover

pp.：  134 – 138

Qāżī ʿĪsā’s Banishment from Court and His Tell-tale Poetry

pp.：  139 – 140

Glimpses of Yaʿqūb and His Troubles

pp.：  141 – 142

Brotherly Discord in the Āq Qoyūnlū Household

pp.：  143 – 144

Salāmān va Absāl as Art Imitating Life

pp.：  145 – 146

Chapter Five A Theosopical Interpretation of Salāmān va Absāl and Its Relevance to its Historical Setting

pp.：  147 – 174

Salāmān va Absāl and the Masnavī of Rūmī

pp.：  149 – 151

Love and the Imprint of the Theosophy of Ibn al-ʿArabī

pp.：  152 – 154

Aspects of the Visionary Experience in Salāmān va Absāl

pp.：  155 – 157

Salāmān va Absāl as an Historical Allegory

pp.：  158 – 159

Symbols of Yaʿqūb and His Court in Salāmān va Absāl

pp.：  160 – 165

Allusions to Naqshbandī Spiritual Techniques in Salāmān va Absāl

pp.：  166 – 168

The Date of Completion of Salāmān va Absāl

pp.：  169 – 172

Conclusion

pp.：  173 – 174

Conclusion

pp.：  175 – 178

Appendix One Jāmī’s Epistolary Reply to Yaʿqūb

pp.：  179 – 180

Translation

pp.：  179 – 180

Appendix Two Salāmān va Absāl

pp.：  181 – 248

Translation

pp.：  181 – 248

Bibliography

pp.：  249 – 268

Index

pp.：  269 – 294