Iranian Kingship The Arab Conquest And Zoroastrian Apocalypse
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Iranian Kingship The Arab Conquest And Zoroastrian Apocalypse
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Author : Touraj Daryaee
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Iranian Kingship The Arab Conquest And Zoroastrian Apocalypse written by Touraj Daryaee and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Iran categories.
Decline And Fall Of The Sasanian Empire
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Author : Parvaneh Pourshariati
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2017-03-30
Decline And Fall Of The Sasanian Empire written by Parvaneh Pourshariati and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-30 with History categories.
I.B.Tauris in association with the Iran Heritage Foundation Decline and Fall of the Sasanian Empire has been acclaimed as one of the most intellectually exciting books about late antique Persia to have been published for years. It proposes a convincing contemporary answer to an age-old mystery and conundrum: why, in the seventh century ce, did the seemingly powerful and secure Sasanian empire of Persia succumb so quickly and disastrously to the all-conquering armies of Islam? In her bold solution to this enigma, Parvaneh Pourshariati explains that the decentralized dynastic system of the Sasanian ruling hierarchy in fact contained the seeds of its own destruction. This confederacy, whose powerbase relied on patronage and preferment, eventually became unstable, and its degeneration sealed the fate of a doomed dynasty.
Early Islamic Iran
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Author : Edmund Herzig
language : en
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Release Date : 2011-12-15
Early Islamic Iran written by Edmund Herzig and has been published by I.B. Tauris this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-15 with History categories.
How did Iran remain distinctively Iranian in the centuries which followed the Arab Conquest? How did it retain its cultural distinctiveness after the displacement of Zoroastrianism - state religion of the Persian empire - by Islam? This latest volume in "The Idea of Iran" series traces that critical moment in Iranian history which followed the transformation of ancient traditions during the country's conversion and initial Islamic period. Distinguished contributors (who include the late Oleg Grabar, Roy Mottahedeh, Alan Williams and Said Amir Arjomand) discuss, from a variety of literary, artistic, religious and cultural perspectives, the years around the end of the first millennium CE, when the political strength of the 'Abbasid Caliphate was on the wane, and when the eastern lands of the Islamic empire began to be take on a fresh 'Persianate' or 'Perso-Islamic' character. One of the paradoxes of this era is that the establishment throughout the eastern Islamic territories of new Turkish dynasties coincided with the genesis and spread, into Central and South Asia, of vibrant new Persian language and literatures. Exploring the nature of this paradox, separate chapters engage with ideas of kingship, authority and identity and their fascinating expression through the written word, architecture and the visual arts.
The Zoroastrian Flame
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Author : Sarah Stewart
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2016-02-16
The Zoroastrian Flame written by Sarah Stewart and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-02-16 with Religion categories.
For many centuries, from the birth of the religion late in the second millennium BC to its influence on the Achaemenids and later adoption in the third century AD as the state religion of the Sasanian Empire, it enjoyed imperial patronage and profoundly shaped the culture of antiquity. The Magi of the New Testament most probably were Zoroastrian priests from the Iranian world, while the enigmatic figure of Zarathushtra (or Zoroaster) himself has exerted continual fascination in the West, influencing creative artists as diverse as Voltaire, Nietzsche, Mozart and Yeats. This authoritative volume brings together internationally recognised scholars to explore Zoroastrianism in all its rich complexity. Examining key themes such as history and modernity, tradition and scripture, art and architecture and minority status and religious identity, it places the modern Zoroastrians of Iran, and the Parsis of India, in their proper contexts. The book extends and complements the coverage of its companion volume, The Everlasting Flame.
The Nativist Prophets Of Early Islamic Iran
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Author : Patricia Crone
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2012-06-28
The Nativist Prophets Of Early Islamic Iran written by Patricia Crone and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-28 with History categories.
Patricia Crone's book is about the Iranian response to the Muslim penetration of the Iranian countryside, the revolts subsequently triggered there and the religious communities that these revolts revealed. The book also describes a complex of religious ideas that, however varied in space and unstable over time, has demonstrated a remarkable persistence in Iran across a period of two millennia. The central thesis is that this complex of ideas has been endemic to the mountain population of Iran and occasionally become epidemic with major consequences for the country, most strikingly in the revolts examined here and in the rise of the Safavids who imposed Shi'ism on Iran. This learned and engaging book by one of the most influential scholars of early Islamic history casts entirely new light on the nature of religion in pre-Islamic Iran and on the persistence of Iranian religious beliefs both outside and inside Islam after the Arab conquest.
Conflict And Cooperation
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Author : Jamsheed Kairshasp Choksy
language : en
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Release Date : 1997
Conflict And Cooperation written by Jamsheed Kairshasp Choksy and has been published by Columbia University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with History categories.
Conflict and Cooperation explores the consequences of the meeting of two important religious communities - Zoroastrians and Muslims. This book examines patterns of communal behavior during the seventh to thirteenth centuries A.D. and suggests how both groups were radically transformed, ultimately reshaping Iranian society. The spread of Islam, the success of Muslim institutions, and the gradual decline of Zoroastrianism are viewed in the light of politics, literature, religion, and socioeconomics. Although Zoroastrians and Muslims lived within a shared region and jointly contributed significantly to Iranian culture, they have been studied together only marginally in the past. This absorbing, informative book offers powerful new insights into the tensions and transitions of a medieval society and has important implications for current societies facing conflicts of religion and ethnicity.
The Wiley Blackwell Companion To Zoroastrianism
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Author : Michael Stausberg
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 2015-03-23
The Wiley Blackwell Companion To Zoroastrianism written by Michael Stausberg and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-23 with Religion categories.
This is the first ever comprehensive English-language survey of Zoroastrianism, one of the oldest living religions Evenly divided into five thematic sections beginning with an introduction to Zoroaster/Zarathustra and concluding with the intersections of Zoroastrianism and other religions Reflects the global nature of Zoroastrian studies with contributions from 34 international authorities from 10 countries Presents Zoroastrianism as a cluster of dynamic historical and contextualized phenomena, reflecting the current trend to move away from textual essentialism in the study of religion
Religion Culture And Politics In Pre Islamic Iran
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Author : Bruce Lincoln
language : en
Publisher: Ancient Iran
Release Date : 2021
Religion Culture And Politics In Pre Islamic Iran written by Bruce Lincoln and has been published by Ancient Iran this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021 with History categories.
Human unity and diversity in Zoroastrian mythology -- The one and the many in Iranian creation myths -- The cosmo-logic of Persian demonology -- Toward a more materialist ethics : vermin and poison in Zoroastrian thought -- Before religion? The Zoroastrian concept of Daēnā and two myths about it -- Apocalyptic temporality and politics in the ancient world -- Religion, empire, and the spectre of orientalism : a recent controversy in Achaemenid studies -- Persian archers and paradise gardens : projecting power in the Achaemenid empire -- Physiological speculation and social patterning in a Pahlavi text -- Embryological speculation and gender politics in a Pahlavi text -- Pahlavi kirrēnīdan and traces of Iranian creation mythology -- Cēšmag, the lie, and the logic of Zoroastrian demonology -- Anomaly, science, and religion : treatment of the planets in medieval Zoroastrianism -- Of dirt, diet, and religious others : a theme in Zoroastrian thought -- The Indo-European myth of creation -- Treatment of hair and fingernails among the Indo Europeans -- The center of the world and the origins of life -- Hegelian meditations on "Indo-European" myths -- From purity to law : Avestan yaoždā and Latin iūs -- From ritual practice to esoteric knowledge : the problem of the Magi.
Iran In The Early Islamic Period
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Author : Bertold Spuler
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2014-11-06
Iran In The Early Islamic Period written by Bertold Spuler and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-06 with History categories.
This book presents a translation of Bertold Spuler’s groundbreaking work on the transformation of Iran from a Persian Zoroastrian Empire to a province of the Arab Muslim Empire to a land divided by a number of Persian and Turkish kingdoms.
A History Of The Iranian Plateau
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Author : Dr. Parviz Kambin
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2011-10-26
A History Of The Iranian Plateau written by Dr. Parviz Kambin and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-26 with History categories.
As a student in Iran, Parviz Kambin became fascinated by his countrys history. In this textbook, he writes from a unique perspective about his native lands complex past. This history is more important than ever to understand as the East and West are increasingly at odds. Divided into six parts, the text covers key issues of the Iranian plateau, including: how Arab-Islamic conquest affected the land and its people; why the Pahlavi kings and limited monarchy were important; how the belief system of occupants developed; how art and science played an important role in society. Youll also discover the surprising freedoms that women enjoyed prior to the seventh century and little-known details behind the Arab-Islamic conquest. The achievements of Iranian poets, philosophers, and scientists are also a focal point. Develop a keen understanding of a region of the world that is increasingly playing a role on the world stage. Take a broad view of Irans political landscape and the unrest that exists there today by looking back and exploring A History of the Iranian Plateau.