Continuity in Iranian Identity: Resilience of a Cultural Heritage

by Fereshteh Davaran

Book Overview

Despite changes in sovereignty and in religious thought, certain aspects of Iranian culture and identity have persisted since antiquity. Drawing on an exploration of history, religion and literature to define Iranian cultural identity and link the Persian past with more recent cultural and political phenomena, this book examines the history of Iran from its ancient roots to the Islamic period, paying particular attention to pre-Islamic Persian...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041548104X
• ISBN13: 9780415481045
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"