This paper will discuss several computational tools for creating a stemma of Avestan manuscripts, such as: a letter similarity matrix, a morphological expander, and co-occurrence networks. After a short introduction to Avestan and Avestan manuscripts and a representation of Avestan peculiarities concerning the creation of stemmata, the operatability of the above-mentioned tools for this text co...

This paper will discuss several computational tools for creating a stemma of Avestan manuscripts, such as: a letter similarity matrix, a morphological expander, and co-occurrence networks. After a short introduction to Avestan and Avestan manuscripts and a representation of Avestan peculiarities concerning the creation of stemmata, the operatability of the above-mentioned tools for this text co...

Zoroastrian menstrual purity laws served as one of the most salient markers socio-religious distinction during tumultuous early centuries Islamic rule in Iranian world. This article surveys polemics – particularly by Muʿtazilah—directed against these strictures on bodily and reads them intertextually, it were, conjunction with Pahlavi apologetic texts that defend sanctity millennia-old practice...

looking from an historical perspective, it can be seen that many civilizations have lived in the country and consequently produced many different cultures and architectural products. one of the oldest cities which contain such historical examples which have lived until present is tabriz. its traditional houses are the most important places to represent the life style of the past. lack of recogn...

This essay engages with Ali Shariati’s lecture “Some of the Vanguard Return to Self in Third World” explore his conception “Third as a cultural, psychic, and politico-economic project which Iran would be an integral part, relationship intellectual contributions Frantz Fanon, whose translation critical reception proved considerable importance ideological development popular-nationalist avowedly ...

Šāh-nāma of Firdowsī and the naqqāli tradition are two distinctive traditions Iran. Šāh-nāma, an epic that tells story pre-Islamic Iran, focuses on a heroic narrative. The naqqāli’s feature, against background other oral traditions, is combination religious narrative in order to spread Shiism way interesting audience. Ferdowsī's work represent periods Iran’s history its culture. These separated...