The Zoroastrian myth of migration from Iran and settlement in the Indian diaspora: text, translation and analysis of the 16th century Qeṣṣe-ye Sanjān 'The story of Sanjan'

Introduction --The narrative of journey : synopsis and structure --Transcription and translation --Commentary --A mirror or a clock? : considering history and the myth-story --Conclusion --Appendix : the sixteen Sanskrit ślokas of Ākā Adhyāru.

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書目詳細資料
其他作者: Williams, Alan 1953- (Other) ; Kayqubād, Bahman (Other)
格式: 電子 圖書
語言:English
Persian
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
出版: Leiden Boston Brill 2009
In: Studies in the history of religions (volume 124. Texts and sources in the history of religions)
Year: 2009
叢編:Studies in the history of religions volume 124. Texts and sources in the history of religions
Further subjects:B Parsees Migrations
B 帕西人
B Parsees History
B RELIGION ; Zoroastrianism
B 移居外國
B Kaikobad, Bahman
B 瑣羅亞斯德教
B Zoroastrisme ; Migrations de peuples
B Parsis
B History
B 流散
B Iran
B Parsees
B Electronic books
B Kayqubad, Bahman
B Kayqubād, Bahman
B 印度
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實物特徵
總結:Introduction --The narrative of journey : synopsis and structure --Transcription and translation --Commentary --A mirror or a clock? : considering history and the myth-story --Conclusion --Appendix : the sixteen Sanskrit ślokas of Ākā Adhyāru.
The Qesse-ye Sanjān is the sole surviving account of the emigration of Zoroastrians from Iran to India to form the Parsi ('Persian') community. Written in Persian couplets in India in 1599 by a Zoroastrian priest, it is a work many know of, but few have actually read, let alone studied in depth. This book provides a romanised transcription from the oldest manuscripts, an elegant metrical translation, detailed commentary and, most importantly, a radical new theory of how such a text should be "read", id est not as a historical chronical but as a charter of Zoroastrian identity, foundation myth and justification of the Parsi presence in India. The book fills a lacuna that has been acutely felt for a long time
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-242) and indexes. - Text in English and Persian (romanized). - Description based on print version record
實物描述:Online Ressource (xii, 250 p.), facsims.
ISBN:978-90-474-3042-1
90-474-3042-5