A Clarification of the Terms Dakhma and Astodān on the Basis of Literary Records and Archeological Research in Fars Province
The terms dakhma (open-air tomb) and astodān (ossuary) are often used interchangeably despite the fact that they refer to two distinct structures with different meanings in pre-Islamic Iranian burial practices. The present study explores the differences between the two structures, along with burial-...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2021
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Journal of Persianate studies
Year: 2021, Volume: 14, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 31-56 |
Further subjects: | B
burial practices
B astodān B sang-āb B dakhma (dakhmagāh) B Zoroastrian burial B stone grooves |
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