Introduction of Iranology book: Iranian identity,,culture and characteristics

Subject Areas : Linguistics,dialectology,folklore,literature

saba pezhmanfar ¹ (Lecturer at Payam Noor University)

Received: 2024-03-13 Accepted : 2024-03-26 Published : 2024-02-20

Keywords: culture, Identity, Travelogue, Iranology, National character,

Abstract :

essay introduces the book Iranology: Iranian identity, culture and characteristics written by Zagros Zand. The content of the book is detailed in sixteen chapters and the author has given a short summary and conclusion at the end of each chapter. Zand has given his book a scientific and academic nature and he has used a theoretical framework in the first chapter of the book and has explained the contents by applying theory. In this book, the author examines the topic of national identity from inside and outside, from ancient times and by collecting data from Avestan texts, Achaemenid inscriptions, coins, Parthian architecture and literature of the Parthian period, and inscription literature. and the inscriptions of the Sassanians and raised this topic in the period of Iran after Islam, relying on the era of Al-Buyeh, who linked Iranism with Shiism and Sufism along with religious tolerance, and then During the Safavid and later Qajar periods, he explained by relying on the travelogues written from a different point of view, and he also proceeded by explaining the point of view of two important writers in this period - Jamalzadeh and Bazargan. In the final chapter, he has discussed the elements of national identity and the contribution of each one by criticizing the view of Iranian scholars.Keywords: Identity, Culture, National character, Travelogue, Iranology, Ego, Alter/Other