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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792459503321

Autore

Davaran Fereshteh

Titolo

Continuity in Iranian identity : resilience of a cultural heritage / / Fereshteh Davaran

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2010

ISBN

1-134-01830-4

1-134-01831-2

1-282-56907-4

9786612569074

0-203-88630-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (287 p.)

Collana

Iranian studies ; ; 7

Disciplina

306.0955

955

Soggetti

National characteristics, Iranian

Culture diffusion - Iran - History

Islam - Iran - History

Pahlavi literature - History and criticism

Religious literature, Persian - History and criticism

Islamic literature - Iran - History and criticism

Iran Civilization

Iran History

Iran Religion

Iran Intellectual life

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Preface; 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; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Despite changes in sovereignty and in religious thought, certain aspects of Iranian culture and identity have persisted since antiquity.



Drawing on an exploration of history, religion and literature to define Iranian cultural identity and link the Persian past with more recent cultural and political phenomena, this book examines the history of Iran from its ancient roots to the Islamic period, paying particular attention to pre-Islamic Persian religions and their influence upon later Muslim practices and precepts in Iran. Accessible English translations of the pre-Islamic Andarz<