Four Sources on Shah Abbas's Building of Isfahan

McChesney, R. D.

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“…In Isfahan, for example, Asaf (1348/1929) notes, after the invasion of 1722 the Afghan governor ordered the burning of contents of the imperial record office. McChesney (1988) presents limited sources on Shah Abbas's building of Isfahan and Bacque-Grammont (1993) lists the documents available in various archives. However, the lack of documentary evidence requires a more imaginative methodology; exploring the material remains of these buildings.…”

Section: Methodology For the Application Of Materials Culture Research To Organizational Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Level 3 Artifacts: provenance, function and meaning. The individual caravanserai, treated as large artifacts in their own right, are listed below, detailed on Figure 2, data has been gathered from the site visits and the few written sources available: Bacque-Grammont (1993); Chardin (1988); Gaube and Wirth (1978);and McChesney (1988).…”

Section: Commerce Empire and Faithmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Commerce, empire and faith in Safavid Iran: thecaravanseraiof Isfahan

Bryce

O’Gorman

Baxter

2013

International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is twofold: to explore how commercial hospitality has contributed to the development of urban areas in relation to commerce, hospitality, religious and imperial patronage in early modern, Safavid Iran (c. seventeenth century). Second, to combine material culture research methods in an analytical framework for future use. Design/methodology/approach -Data were collected during 27 site visits over three years to 14 caravanserai six bazaar complexes. A material culture methodology is proposed, designed and implemented, supplemented by analysis of textual sources. Findings -The form and function of caravanserai at Zein-i Edin broadly reflect the form and function of desert caravanserai common in much of the Islamic world. However, the complex within the Qaysariyya Bazaar in Isfahan reflects the convergence of specific dynastic, geopolitical and economic issues facing seventeenth century Safavid Iran shaping both urban form and commercial focus. These are consolidation of the Safavid dynasty, rivalry with the Ottoman Empire and the vital importance of trade with Mughal India.Research limitations/implications -The research is limited by its specific contextual scope but invites further investigation in analogous contexts across this milieu as well as further implementation of the material culture methods it adopts to both historical and contemporary commercial contexts. Originality/value -The paper explores, for the first time the development of commercial hospitality in early modern Iran and invites further consideration of the development of capitalism outside of Eurocentric teleologies. Furthermore, it presents a new and explicit methodological framework for using material culture as a means of enquiry.

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Section: Methodology For the Application Of Materials Culture Research To Organizational Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Commerce Empire and Faithmentioning

confidence: 99%