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Aspects of history and epic in ancient Iran : from Gaumāta to Wahnām / M. Rahim Shayegan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Shayegan, M. Rahim, author.
- Series:
- Hellenic studies ; 52.
- Hellenic studies series ; 52
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Darius I, King of Persia, 548 B.C.-485 B.C.
- Darius.
- Achaemenid dynasty, 559-330 B.C.
- Achaemenid dynasty.
- Iran--Kings and rulers.
- Iran.
- Kings and rulers.
- Achaemenid dynasty, 559 B.C.-330 B.C.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 227 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, DC : Center for Hellenic Studies, Trustees for Harvard University, 2012.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- The sources
- On the historical personae Bardiya and Gaumata
- The concept and reality of the substitute king in Mesopotamia and Iran
- The evil brothers in the Iranian tradition
- Oral-formulaic theory and Iranian royal inscriptions
- Royal usurpations in Iranian literary traditions I: The inscription of Narseh at Paikuli
- Royal usurpations in Iranian literary traditions II: the evidence of the Sahname
- Preliminary conclusions.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Shayegan, M. Rahim. Aspects of history and epic in ancient Iran
- OCLC:
- 944187470
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