Aspects of Kinship in Ancient Iran / / D. T. Potts

• Record Nr.: UNISA996565572703316
• Autore: Potts D. T.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [2023]; 2023
• ISBN: 0-520-39501-8
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (148 p.)
• Collana: Iran and the Ancient World ; ; 1
• Disciplina: 306.830935/7
• Soggetti: HISTORY / Ancient / General; Iran History To 640
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Series Preface -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- 1. Money Is to the West What Kinship Is to the Rest -- 2. Aspects of Kinship in Iranian Prehistory -- 3. Problems in the Study of Elamite Kinship -- 4. Descent and Marriage in Achaemenid Iran -- 5. Feudalism and Its Characteristics in Ancient Iran -- Afterword -- Abbreviations -- References -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Originally delivered as the Biennial Ehsan Yarshater Lectures, Aspects of Kinship in Ancient Iran is an exploration of kinship in the archaeological and historical record of Iran's most ancient civilizations. D. T. Potts brings together history, archaeology, and social anthropology to provide an overview of what we can know about the kith and kinship ties in Iran, from prehistory to Elamite, Achaemenid, and Sasanian times. In so doing, he sheds light on the rich body of evidence that exists for kin relations in Iran, a topic that has too often been ignored in the study of the ancient world.