It is difficult to think of Persian as an Indian language today. Yet for hundreds of years, Farsi held sway as a language of administration and high culture across the subcontinent. It was brought in ...

While the Persian language and its long literary history are central to shaping Iranian nationalism, Iran is linguistically diverse.11 As recently as a decade ago, Iranian demographic data suggested ...

Most people in Iran are Persian, not Arab. When global headlines group Iran with countries such as Saudi Arabia or the United Arab Emirates, many assume they all share the same ethnic roots. Iran is ...

Introduction to Persian language and culture. By the end of the semester, students will have an overview of Persian grammar and will able to read and converse in Persian at a basic level. Class ...

List of Tables, pagesix -- List of Plates, pagesx -- Foreword, pagesxii -- Acknowledgements, pagesxiv -- Introduction, pages1 -- 1. Greek and Syriac Versions of the Alexander Romance and their ...