Ferdowsi, the Mongols and the History of Iran

Art, Literature and Culture from Early Islam to Qajar Persia

Robert Hillenbrand editor Professor ACS Peacock editor Firuza Abdullaeva editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:18th Nov '13

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Ferdowsi, the Mongols and the History of Iran cover

I.B.Tauris in association with the Iran Heritage Foundation Iran's rich cultural heritage has been shaped over many centuries by its rich and eventful history. This impressive book, which assembles contributions by some of the world's most eminent historians, art historians and other scholars of the Iranian world, explores the history of the country through the prism of Persian literature, art and culture. The result is a seminal work which illuminates important, yet largely neglected, aspects of Medieval and Early Modern Iran and the Middle East. Its scope, from the era of Ferdowsi, Iran's national epic poet and the author of the Shahnameh to the period of the Mongols, Timurids, Safavids, Zands and Qajars, examines the interaction between mythology, history, historiography, poetry, painting and craftwork in the long narrative of the Persianate experience. As such, Ferdowsi, the Mongols and the History of Iran is essential reading and a reference point for students and scholars of Iranian history, Persian literature and the arts of the Islamic World.

ISBN: 9781780760155

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 1114g

432 pages