An Investigation into the Kurdish Genre of the Shāhnāma and Its Religious Dimensions
Abstract This paper intends to introduce the Kurdish genre of the Shāhnāma and, using manuscripts available to the author, undertakes a preliminary investigation into the religious world-views apparent in the genre. The following is an introductory note on the author’s more extensive research, the m...
| Published in: | Journal of Persianate studies |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2013
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Journal of Persianate studies
Year: 2013, Volume: 6, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 163-177 |
| Further subjects: | B
Kurdish Shāhnāmas
B Gurāni literary style B Yarsan Religion |
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| Summary: | Abstract This paper intends to introduce the Kurdish genre of the Shāhnāma and, using manuscripts available to the author, undertakes a preliminary investigation into the religious world-views apparent in the genre. The following is an introductory note on the author’s more extensive research, the main conclusions of which are discussed and presented: specifically that the Kurdish Shāhnāma contains an original and independent textual tradition, in the Gurāni literary style, a style which developed separately from classical Persian literature, and which draws upon the Zagros-Kurdish landscape, as well as other regional and sectarian-religious influences. |
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| ISSN: | 1874-7167 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Persianate studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18747167-12341256 |