the scattered stories, due to the way they are put together in the shahnameh, show a thoughtful and systematic pattern and tell more than what they have in their appearance. according to the tradition of the shahnameh research, the book is divided into the following sections: mythical, heroic, and historical. although clear lines do not indicate this classification, the interval and overlapping...

the form of dragon has been appeared during the history of iran art in different formats whit mysterious contents. in fact, it is the only mythical character that is in collection with the rest ancient earthly animals. dragon with its scaly serpent, like body, is also one of the twelve zodiac signs in the world. in most of the old pictures, figures or written texts, they are explained with a bo...

marriage and mate selection is one of the most important events in the social life which has been observed in various forms in different eras and societies. to achieve this, using qualitative content analysis, all marriages mentioned in the shahnameh were analyzed. the results show that the kings and heroes as the class of iranian society in the shahnameh, for finding a matching partner, person...

Abstract This article looks at the continuing fascination with idea of monarchy in Iran, dismissed and condemned after revolution but gradually rehabilitated through an engagement Shahnameh a reinvigorated interest ancient Iran. The Sasanian as cradle for development Islamic civilisation, has turn enabled popular re-acquaintance Achaemenid previously frowned on its association Mohammad Reza Sha...

ferdowsi, has beautifully described the important characters of shahnameh. with the help of psychological analysis, one can reach the hidden layers of their personality. this shows ferdowsi’s intelligence and his awareness in characterization. one of the negative and unaccepted characters of shahnameh is called shaghaad, who is rostam’s stepbrother. in his exact description of this character, f...