Continuity in Iranian Identity

Resilience of a Cultural Heritage

Bibliographic Data

ID23147159
AuthorsFereshteh Davaran (corresponding author)
Year2010
Publication date2010-02-26
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueContinuity in Iranian identity (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9780203886304
OpenAlexW4248529762
ISBN9780203886304
Open LibraryOL24461333M
LanguageEN
Citations received9

Despite changes in sovereignty and in religious thought, certain aspects of Iranian culture and identity have persisted since antiquity. Drawing on an exploration of history, religion and literature to define Iranian cultural identity and link the Persian past with more recent cultural and political phenomena, this book examines the history of Iran from its ancient roots to the Islamic period, paying particular attention to pre-Islamic Persian religions and their influence upon later Muslim practices and precepts in Iran. Accessible English translations of the pre-Islamic Andarz (Advice) literature and of the Adab (Counsel) genre of the Islamic era illustrate the convergence of religion and literature in Iranian culture and how the explicitly religious Adab texts were very much influenced and shaped by the Andarz sources. Within the context of this historical material, and in particular the pre-Islamic religious material, the author highlights its literary and ethical implications on post-Islamic Iranian identity. Exploring the link between a consistent pre-Islamic Iranian identity and a unique post-Islamic one, this book will be of interest to students of Iranian Studies, Middle Eastern studies and Religious Studies, as well as anyone wishing to learn more about Persian history and culture.

Aesthetics · Art · Genealogy · Identity (music) · Sociology · History · Islamic Studies and History · civilization · Civilization · Culture diffusion · Diffusion culturelle · General · History and criticism · Intellectual life · Iran · Iranian National characteristics · Iranians · Iraniens · Islam · Islamic literature · Islamic literature, history and criticism · Littérature islamique · Littérature pehlevie · Littérature religieuse persane · National characteristics, iranian · Pahlavi literature · Persian literature · Persian literature, history and criticism · Persian Religious literature · Religion · Religious literature · Religious literature, history and criticism · Social life and customs

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