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Historia i Świat
Šāh-nāma of Firdowsī and the naqqāli tradition are two distinctive traditions of Iran. Šāh-nāma, ... more Šāh-nāma of Firdowsī and the naqqāli tradition are two distinctive traditions of Iran. Šāh-nāma, an epic that tells the story of pre-Islamic Iran, focuses on a heroic narrative. The naqqāli’s distinctive feature, against the background of other oral traditions, is the combination of heroic and religious narrative in order to spread Shiism in a way that is interesting to the audience. Ferdowsī's work and the naqqāli tradition represent two periods in Iran’s history and its traditions and culture. These periods are separated by the Islamic invasion and the fall of the Sasanid dynasty. Despite some ideological differences, the Šāh-nāma was for a number of centuries one of the sources for naqqāli and from the early period of the Pahlavi dynasty became its main focus. The article briefly discusses the naqqāli tradition, Šāh-nāma of Firdowsī and the relationship between the two. It also introduces the figure of Gordāfarid, daughter of Gaždaham, who, being the heroine of the Persian na...
Historia i Świat
is a Visiting Research Fellow, King's College London, Department of Classics. Her MPhil and DPhil... more is a Visiting Research Fellow, King's College London, Department of Classics. Her MPhil and DPhil theses were related to the studies of Emperor Anastasius I (491-518). 1 She currently teaches on the MA course: Greek Language for Beginners. She is also secretary of the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies, an editor at the Bulletin of British Byzantine Studies, director of the London Summer School in Classics & Ancient Languages KCL Summer School and a Fellow in Society of Antiquaries. Staying within the realm of 6th-century CE Byzantine studies, Dr Haarer published the landmark book Justinian Empire and Society in the Sixth Century. Dr Haarer's previous scientific output includes such papers as: 'Writing Histories of Byzantium: the Historiography of Byzantine History', in A companion to By
Historia i Świat
Šāh-nāma of Firdowsī and the naqqāli tradition are two distinctive traditions of Iran. Šāh-nāma, ... more Šāh-nāma of Firdowsī and the naqqāli tradition are two distinctive traditions of Iran. Šāh-nāma, an epic that tells the story of pre-Islamic Iran, focuses on a heroic narrative. The naqqāli’s distinctive feature, against the background of other oral traditions, is the combination of heroic and religious narrative in order to spread Shiism in a way that is interesting to the audience. Ferdowsī's work and the naqqāli tradition represent two periods in Iran’s history and its traditions and culture. These periods are separated by the Islamic invasion and the fall of the Sasanid dynasty. Despite some ideological differences, the Šāh-nāma was for a number of centuries one of the sources for naqqāli and from the early period of the Pahlavi dynasty became its main focus. The article briefly discusses the naqqāli tradition, Šāh-nāma of Firdowsī and the relationship between the two. It also introduces the figure of Gordāfarid, daughter of Gaždaham, who, being the heroine of the Persian na...
Historia i Świat
is a Visiting Research Fellow, King's College London, Department of Classics. Her MPhil and DPhil... more is a Visiting Research Fellow, King's College London, Department of Classics. Her MPhil and DPhil theses were related to the studies of Emperor Anastasius I (491-518). 1 She currently teaches on the MA course: Greek Language for Beginners. She is also secretary of the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies, an editor at the Bulletin of British Byzantine Studies, director of the London Summer School in Classics & Ancient Languages KCL Summer School and a Fellow in Society of Antiquaries. Staying within the realm of 6th-century CE Byzantine studies, Dr Haarer published the landmark book Justinian Empire and Society in the Sixth Century. Dr Haarer's previous scientific output includes such papers as: 'Writing Histories of Byzantium: the Historiography of Byzantine History', in A companion to By