The Sistani Cycle of Epics and Iran's National History On the Margins of Historiography / by Saghi Gazerani.

Author/creator Gazerani, Saghi
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLeiden ; Boston : Brill, [2016]
Descriptionx, 236 pages : map ; 24 cm.
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SeriesStudies in Persian cultural history, 2210-3554 ; volume 7
Contents Acknowledgments -- Notes on transliteration -- List of figures -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. The historical context -- 2. The appropriation of an Avestan hero and the birth of the House of Rostam -- 3. The zenith of Suren power -- 4. The downtrodden Sistani heroes -- 5. The polemics of making heroes and anti-heroes -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: The Sistani cycle of epics: stories and their manuscripts -- Appendix B: Narrations of Bahman's reign -- Figures -- Bibliography -- Index.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 223-231) and index.
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LCCN 2015027598
ISBN9789004281998 (hardback : alk. paper)

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