Continuity in Iranian Identity: Resilience of a Cultural Heritage

ISBN-13: 9781138780149 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 276 str.

Fereshteh Davaran

Opis

Through the examination of history, religion and culture this book is concerned with the continuity in Iranian culture and identity. Ranging from the ancient Persian era through to the Islamic period it reviews Iranian religious movements including Zoroastrian and Muslim traditions as well as wider historical trends.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. Old Iranians  2. Middle Iranians  3. Iranian Religions  4. Middle Persian Literature: Andarz  5. Iranian Persistence in the Islamic Era  6. Islamic-Era Persian Literature: Adab.  Conclusion

O autorze

Fereshteh Davaran teaches Persian language courses in the San Francisco Bay area, most recently at the University of California, Berkeley, and at De Anza and Diablo Valley Colleges. She has translated three classic works of English literature into Persian and has published many literary reviews in both languages.