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Title Continuity in Iranian identity : resilience of a cultural heritage / Fereshteh Davaran.
Author Davaran, Fereshteh.
Publication London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.
Description xi, 274 pages ; 24 cm.
Call # 955 D
Series Iranian studies ; 7
Iranian studies (London, England) ; 7.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Old Iranians -- Middle Iranians -- Iranian religions -- Middle Persian literature : Andarz -- Iranian persistence in the Islamic era -- Islamic-era Persian literature : Adab.
Summary Despite changes in sovereignty and in religious thought, certain aspects of Iranian culture and identity have persisted since antiquity. This book examines the history of Iran from its ancient roots to the Islamic period, focusing on pre-Islamic Persian religions and literature and their influence upon later Muslim practices and precepts in Iran.
Subject Iran -- Civilization.
National characteristics, Iranian.
Culture diffusion -- Iran -- History.
Iran -- History.
Iran -- Religion.
Islam -- Iran -- History.
Iran -- Intellectual life.
Pahlavi literature -- History and criticism.
Religious literature, Persian -- History and criticism.
Islamic literature -- Iran -- History and criticism.
Civilization. (OCoLC)fst00862898
Culture diffusion. (OCoLC)fst00885109
Intellectual life. (OCoLC)fst00975769
Islam. (OCoLC)fst00979776
Islamic literature. (OCoLC)fst00979973
National characteristics, Iranian. (OCoLC)fst01033447
Pahlavi literature. (OCoLC)fst01050371
Religion. (OCoLC)fst01093763
Religious literature, Persian. (OCoLC)fst01744072
Iran. (OCoLC)fst01204889
Genre Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
ISBN 9780415481045 (hardback ; alk. paper)
041548104X (hardback ; alk. paper)
9781138780149
1138780146

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