Persian Archery and Swordsmandship
Historical Martial Arts of Iran, by Manouchehr Moshtagh Khorasani
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21224576 |
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| Authors | Bede Dwyer (0000-0002-8703-6326, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 61 |
| Publication date | 2014-06-30 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista de Artes Marciales Asiaticas (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2174-0747 • E-ISSN: 2174-0747 |
| Publisher | University of Leon (PUBLISHER • ES) |
| DOI | 10.18002/rama.v9i1.1310 |
| OpenAlex | W1919671846 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
This review covers the book, Persian Archery and Swordsmanship: Historical Martial Arts of Iran by Dr Manouchehr Moshtagh Khorasani. He is the author of several books in this field ( Arms and Armor from Iran The Bronze Age to the End of the Qajar Period , 2006; Lexicon of Arms and Armor from Iran: A Study of Symbols and Terminology , 2010) and many important articles. The review looks at the nature of the book, its structure and layout. It discusses the problems inherent in presenting a complex account such as of the martial arts traditions of a region as extensive as the Iranian culture area. The potential audience is explored. A large selection of illustrations relevant to the text is included in the text while an extensive full color catalog is included as section 10
Ancient history · Art · Lexicon · Linguistics · Martial arts · Persian · Terminology · The arts · Visual arts · Classics · Computer Science · History · Martial Arts: Techniques, Psychology, and Education · Mechanics and Biomechanics Studies · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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