The Sistani Cycle of Epics and Iran's National History : On the Margins of Historiography
The Sistani Cycle of Epics and Iran's National History : On the Margins of Historiography
by Saghi Gazerani
English | 2016 | ISBN: 9004281991 | 250 Pages | True PDF | 2.16 MB
by Saghi Gazerani
English | 2016 | ISBN: 9004281991 | 250 Pages | True PDF | 2.16 MB
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.
Saghi Gazerani received her doctorate in History from Ohio State University in 2007, and has been since researching and publishing on various aspects of medieval Persian literary and historical genres.