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The Sistani cycle of epics and Iran's national history : on the margins of historiography /

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gazerani, Saghi (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden : Brill, [2015]
Series:Studies in Persian cultural history ; 7.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.