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 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...

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Main Author: Williams, Alan, 1953-

Other Authors: Kayqubād, Bahman.

Format: eBook

Language: English
Persian

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.

Series: Numen Book Series 124.
Numen Book Series Online, ISBN: 9789004380837.

Subjects:

Kaikobad, Bahman > Kisseh-i Sanjan
Kayqubād, Bahman. > Qiṣṣah-i Sanjan.
Geschichte
Auswanderung
Diaspora
Parsen
Parsismus
Parsees > History.
Indien
Iran

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Call Number: BL1530 .W55 2009

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
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  • Chapter One. Introduction /
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  • Chapter Two. The Narrative Of Journey: Synopsis And Structure (Illustrations) /
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  • Chapter Three. Transcription And Translation /
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  • Chapter Four. Commentary /
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  • Chapter Five. A Mirror Or A Clock? Considering History And The Myth-Story /
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  • Chapter Six. Conclusion /
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  • Appendix. The Sixteen Sanskrit Slokas Of Aka Adhyaru /
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  • Bibliography /
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  • General Index /
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  • Index Of Modern Authors /
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  • Index Of Proper Names And Technical Terms In The Translated Text Of The Qs /
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