The Sasanian Era.
This latest volume in "The Idea of Iran" series concentrates on the Sasanian period. Seizing power from the previous dynasty - the Parthians - the Sasanians ruled Iran and most of the ancient Near East from 224 until 642 CE. They are particularly fascinating because of their adherence to Z...
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| Language: | English |
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London :
I.B. Tauris,
2010.
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| Series: | Idea of Iran.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction; 1. How Pious Was Shapur I?; 2. Early Sasanian Coinage; 3. Formation and Ideology of the Sasanian State in the Context of Archaeological Evidence; 4. Kingship in Early Sasanian Iran; 5. Image and Identity: Art of the Early Sasanian Dynasty; 6. The Sasanians in the East; 7. Religion in the late Sasanian Period: Eran, Aneran, and other Religious Designations; 8. State and Societry in Late Antique Iran; 9. Prices and Drachms in the Late Sasanian Period; 10. Late Sasanian Society between Orality and Literacy; List of Abbreviations; Bibliography.
