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The Zoroastrian myth of migration from Iran and settlement in the Indian diaspora : text, translation and analysis of the 16th century Qeṣṣe-ye Sanjān 'The story of Sanjan' /
The Qesse-ye Sanjān is the sole surviving account of the emigration of Zoroastrians from Iran to India to form the Parsi ('Persian') community. Written in Persian couplets in India in 1599 by a Zoroastrian priest, it is a work many know of, but few have actually read, let alone studied in...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés Persian |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2009.
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| Colección: | Studies in the history of religions ;
124. Studies in the history of religions. Texts and sources in the history of religions. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The Qesse-ye Sanjān is the sole surviving account of the emigration of Zoroastrians from Iran to India to form the Parsi ('Persian') community. Written in Persian couplets in India in 1599 by a Zoroastrian priest, it is a work many know of, but few have actually read, let alone studied in depth. This book provides a romanised transcription from the oldest manuscripts, an elegant metrical translation, detailed commentary and, most importantly, a radical new theory of how such a text should be "read", id est not as a historical chronical but as a charter of Zoroastrian identity, foundation myth and justification of the Parsi presence in India. The book fills a lacuna that has been acutely felt for a long time. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 250 pages) : facsimiles |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-242) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789047430421 9047430425 |
| ISSN: | 0169-8834 ; |