Iranian National Identity and the Persian Language: Roles of the Court, Religion, and Sufism in Persian Prose Writing - Softcover

Shahrokh Meskoob; Ali Banuazizi (Foreword And Author Interview); Michael Hillmann (Translator)

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9781933823812: Iranian National Identity and the Persian Language: Roles of the Court, Religion, and Sufism in Persian Prose Writing
Softcover
ISBN 10: 193382381X ISBN 13: 9781933823812
Publisher: Mage Publishers, 2015

Synopsis

In this insightful study of Iranian cultural history and national identity, the late Shahrokh Meskoob, one of Iran's leading intellectuals, reviewed the roles of three social classes, the courtiers and bureaucratic officials (ahl-e divan), the religious scholars (ulama), and the Muslim Gnostics (Sufi poets and writers), in the development and refinement of the Persian language during the past 1,000 years and gives the reader a fresh perspective on Iranian cultural heritage and the struggle to forge a distinct national identity. Dr. Ali Banuazizi's foreword and interview with the author sets the stage for a fuller appreciation of this invaluable and wide-ranging contribution to Iranian intellectual history.

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Publisher
Mage Publishers
Publication date
2015
Language
English
ISBN 10 
193382381X
ISBN 13 
9781933823812
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
176
Editor
John Perry
Rating
  • 3.64 out of 5 stars
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