this kind of marriage (mir) is one of the controversial issues of pre-islamic iran. some have attributed it to all iranians while others have attributed it to a certain group in ancient iran. undoubtedly mir has never been specific to iran and similar typical examples can be found in other cultures and religions. this paper after presenting the history of mir looks at firdausi’s shahnameh that ...

this article has long been taken of the description and clarification of dramatic signs as well as the structure of the small book entitled draxt ? ?s?r?g “the babylonian tree” (here after bt); a text having comparatively long history in iranian studies which have been interpreted in different ways, by previous scholars. bt is a versified contest between a goat and a palm tree, originally compo...

one of the most popular genres of tv series in iran is the historical genre. especially, popular is the contemporary era depicted in the tv series in which their stories illustrate the ending of qajar dynasty and the beginning of pahlavi dynasty. audiences’ acclamation in watching tv series such as, hezar dastan, kife englisi (english bag), shabe dahom, (the tenth night) and madar-e sefr daraje...

The rapidly growing world energy use has already raised concerns over energy resources and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Since the global contribution from residential buildings towards energy consumption, has steadily increased between 20% and 40% and as large openings have considerable energy and heat loss in dwellings, this paper establishes a coefficient of heat loss and air infiltration ...

According to Sassanid sources, the Empire had a solid and organized administrative system, large number of different titles, ranks professions manage affairs their state. Administrative seals, which are clay dolls stamped with seals state authorities, used stamp documents. By studying them we get lot information about units posts state, such as spāhbed spābed, ōstāndār āmārgars. They also have ...

using the analytic-historical method, this article attempts to explain the cultural policies of the first shah of the pahlavi dynasty toward women. relying on the theory of evolution and formation of national identity in iran, the article seeks to answer this question: ‘what is the impact of the cultural policies of the first shah of the pahlavi dynasty on the occurrence of identity crisis amon...