The Sistani cycle of epics and Iran's national history :
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[Book]
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on the margins of historiography /
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by Saghi Gazerani.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
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Leiden :
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Brill,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[2015]
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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1 online resource
SERIES
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Studies in Persian cultural history ;
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7
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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1. The historical context -- 2. The appropriation of an Avestan hero and the birth of the House of Rostam -- 3. The zenith of Suren power -- 4. The downtrodden Sistani heroes -- 5. The polemics of making heroes and anti-heroes -- Epilogue -- Appendix A: The Sistani cycle of epics: stories and their manuscripts -- Appendix B: Narrations of Bahman's reign.