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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1. Verfasser: Williams, Alan, 1953-
Weitere Verfasser: Kayqubād, Bahman
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Persian
Veröffentlicht: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.
Schriftenreihe:Studies in the history of religions ; 124.
Studies in the history of religions. Texts and sources in the history of religions.
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Zusammenfassung: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.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xii, 250 pages) : facsimiles
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-242) and indexes.
ISBN:9789047430421
9047430425
ISSN:0169-8834 ;

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