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The Zoroastrian myth of migration from Iran and settlement in the Indian diaspora : text, translation and analysis of the 16th century Qesse-ye Sanjan 'The story of Sanjan' / by Alan Williams.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Williams, Alan, 1953-
- Series:
- Studies in the history of religions ; 124.
- Studies in the history of religions. Texts and sources in the history of religions.
- Numen book series. Studies in the history of religions, 0169-8834 ; v. 124. Texts and sources in the history of religions
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Kayqubad, Bahman. Qissah-i Sanjan.
- Kayqubad, Bahman.
- Parsees--History.
- Parsees.
- Parsees--Migrations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (264 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- The narrative of journey: synopsis and structure
- Transcription and translation
- Commentary
- A mirror or a clock? : considering history and the myth-story
- Conclusion
- Appendix: The sixteen Sanskrit slokas of Aka Adhyaru
- Bibliography
- Indices.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Contains:
- Kayqubad, Bahman. Qissah-i Sanjan. English.
- ISBN:
- 1-282-60332-9
- 9786612603327
- 90-474-3042-5
- OCLC:
- 607555108
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/ej.9789004176980.i-252 DOI
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