انجمن ژئوپلیتیک ایران فصلنامه بین المللی ژئوپلیتیک 1735-4331 17 شماره ویژه 2021 04 21 The Reviving Breath of Death: Seeking New Political Beginnings after Epidemics in History The Reviving Breath of Death: Seeking New Political Beginnings after Epidemics in History 108 122 130170 FA Uygar Aydemir Department of History, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Üsküdar University, Istanbul, Turkey 0000-0002-3972-2380 Journal Article 2021 03 17 This study investigates the reasons for why people seek new political beginnings after historical plagues. The search for such political restarts appeared during the outbreaks of epidemics, but also they still exist among current historians. This investigation is conducted through historical and contemporary interpretations of epidemics. This study concentrates on examples from European and Muslim worlds, but also looks at that of China. It concludes that the meanings assigned to plagues are intertwined with the historical development of political power and its justification by the societies in question This study investigates the reasons for why people seek new political beginnings after historical plagues. The search for such political restarts appeared during the outbreaks of epidemics, but also they still exist among current historians. This investigation is conducted through historical and contemporary interpretations of epidemics. This study concentrates on examples from European and Muslim worlds, but also looks at that of China. It concludes that the meanings assigned to plagues are intertwined with the historical development of political power and its justification by the societies in question. https://journal.iag.ir/article_130170_9ffa0208f39538fd1d9b0c5aadfc89ec.pdf