Saghi Gazerani
Biographic Data
| ID | 5646457 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Saghi Gazerani |
| GIVEN NAMES | Saghi |
| FAMILY NAME | Gazerani |
| SIGNATURE | GAZERANI S |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Badr al-Zamān Qarib (b. Tehran, 23 August 1929, d. Tehran, 28 July 2020)
Badr al-Zamān Qarib (b. Tehran, 23 August 1929, d. Tehran, 28 July 2020): Author and Translator, Linguist, Expert in Soghdian, Iranologist The news of Professor Badr al-Zamān Qarib’s passing was sa
Kush-e Pildandān, the Anti-Hero
This study examines the character of Kush-e Pildandān, the anti-hero of the Kushnāmeh , by arguing that the protagonist of the poem represents the monarchs of the Kushan dynasty. In order to substantiate this claim, the Kushnāmeh is introduced and the process of its formation and its reflections of Kushan history are examined. Then the various components of this image of the enemy are discussed. What is revealed is a polemical strategy of creatin…
From Ancient India to Medieval Shiraz
The figure of the ascetic cat, one known for his pretense to piety, appears throughout the medieval Persian literature. This study examines the movement of this literary motif along the Silk Road where Buddhism and Manichaeism facilitated its transmission into the nascent Islamic civilization. The study traces the possible paths of their journey by examining both the literary transmission of two anecdotes of the ascetic cat from India to Shiraz, …
The Sistani Cycle of Epics and Iran's National History
This work argues that the Sistani Cycle of Epics constitutes a genre of historiography, retaining reflections of events of Iran’s antiquity, notably the affairs of the Sistani kingdom and its relationship to the Parthian throne circa 1st century BCE- 2nd century CE
Old Garment from a New Tailor
The corpus of epic material produced in the New Persian language, best known by Ferdowsi’s Shāhnāma , is preoccupied with narrating Iran’s past. In this article, the production milieu of the epic material during post-Conquest Iran is explored. This is undertaken by tracing the sources of the Sistani Cycle of Epics, a body of literature, which recounts the stories of Rostam, his ancestors and his progeny. The discussion of the sources of this body…
The Sistani Cycle of Epics and Iran's National History
This work argues that the Sistani Cycle of Epics constitutes a genre of historiography, retaining reflections of events of Iran’s antiquity, notably the affairs of the Sistani kingdom and its relationship to the Parthian throne circa 1st century BCE- 2nd century CE
Kush-e Pildandān, the Anti-Hero
This study examines the character of Kush-e Pildandān, the anti-hero of the Kushnāmeh , by arguing that the protagonist of the poem represents the monarchs of the Kushan dynasty. In order to substantiate this claim, the Kushnāmeh is introduced and the process of its formation and its reflections of Kushan history are examined. Then the various components of this image of the enemy are discussed. What is revealed is a polemical strategy of creatin…
From Ancient India to Medieval Shiraz
The figure of the ascetic cat, one known for his pretense to piety, appears throughout the medieval Persian literature. This study examines the movement of this literary motif along the Silk Road where Buddhism and Manichaeism facilitated its transmission into the nascent Islamic civilization. The study traces the possible paths of their journey by examining both the literary transmission of two anecdotes of the ascetic cat from India to Shiraz, …
Old Garment from a New Tailor
The corpus of epic material produced in the New Persian language, best known by Ferdowsi’s Shāhnāma , is preoccupied with narrating Iran’s past. In this article, the production milieu of the epic material during post-Conquest Iran is explored. This is undertaken by tracing the sources of the Sistani Cycle of Epics, a body of literature, which recounts the stories of Rostam, his ancestors and his progeny. The discussion of the sources of this body…
The Sistani Cycle of Epics and Iran's National History
This work argues that the Sistani Cycle of Epics constitutes a genre of historiography, retaining reflections of events of Iran’s antiquity, notably the affairs of the Sistani kingdom and its relationship to the Parthian throne circa 1st century BCE- 2nd century CE
From Ancient India to Medieval Shiraz
The figure of the ascetic cat, one known for his pretense to piety, appears throughout the medieval Persian literature. This study examines the movement of this literary motif along the Silk Road where Buddhism and Manichaeism facilitated its transmission into the nascent Islamic civilization. The study traces the possible paths of their journey by examining both the literary transmission of two anecdotes of the ascetic cat from India to Shiraz, …
Kush-e Pildandān, the Anti-Hero
This study examines the character of Kush-e Pildandān, the anti-hero of the Kushnāmeh , by arguing that the protagonist of the poem represents the monarchs of the Kushan dynasty. In order to substantiate this claim, the Kushnāmeh is introduced and the process of its formation and its reflections of Kushan history are examined. Then the various components of this image of the enemy are discussed. What is revealed is a polemical strategy of creatin…
Badr al-Zamān Qarib (b. Tehran, 23 August 1929, d. Tehran, 28 July 2020)
Badr al-Zamān Qarib (b. Tehran, 23 August 1929, d. Tehran, 28 July 2020): Author and Translator, Linguist, Expert in Soghdian, Iranologist The news of Professor Badr al-Zamān Qarib’s passing was sa
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