| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 250 pages) : facsimiles |
| Series |
Numen book series. Studies in the history of religions, 0169-8834 ; v. 124. Texts and sources in the history of religions |
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Studies in the history of religions ; 124.
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Studies in the history of religions. Texts and sources in the history of religions.
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| Contents |
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 ślokas of Ākā Adhyāru |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-242) and indexes |
| Notes |
Text in English and Persian (romanized) |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Kayqubād, Bahman. Qiṣṣah-i Sanjan
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Kaikobad, Bahman. Kisseh-i Sanjan. |
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Parsees -- History
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Parsees -- Migrations
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RELIGION -- Zoroastrianism.
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Parsees
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Auswanderung
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Parsen
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Parsismus
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Diaspora Religion
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Zoroastrisme -- Migrations de peuples.
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Parsis.
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Indien
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Iran
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kayqubād, Bahman.
Qiṣṣah-i Sanjan. English
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| LC no. |
2009027840 |
| ISBN |
9789047430421 |
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9047430425 |
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