The Zoroastrian myth of migration from Iran and settlement in the Indian diaspora : text, translation and analysis of the 16th century Qeṣṣe-ye Sanjān 'The story of Sanjan' /
The Qesse-ye Sanjān is the sole surviving account of the emigration of Zoroastrians from Iran to India to form the Parsi ('Persian') community. Written in Persian couplets in India in 1599 by a Zoroastrian priest, it is a work many know of, but few have actually read, let alone studied in...
Main Author:
Other Authors:
Format: eBook
Language:
English
Persian
Published:
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2009.
Series:
Numen Book Series
124.
Numen Book Series Online, ISBN: 9789004380837.
Subjects:
Online Access: Login to view Source
Tags: Add Tag
Call Number: BL1530 .W55 2009
| Summary: | The Qesse-ye Sanjān is the sole surviving account of the emigration of Zoroastrians from Iran to India to form the Parsi ('Persian') community. Written in Persian couplets in India in 1599 by a Zoroastrian priest, it is a work many know of, but few have actually read, let alone studied in depth. This book provides a romanised transcription from the oldest manuscripts, an elegant metrical translation, detailed commentary and, most importantly, a radical new theory of how such a text should be "read", id est not as a historical chronical but as a charter of Zoroastrian identity, foundation myth and justification of the Parsi presence in India. The book fills a lacuna that has been acutely felt for a long time. |
|---|---|
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-242) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789047430421 |
| Access: | Available to subscribing member institutions only. |