Judeo-Persian Writings

A Manifestation of Intellectual and Literary Life
1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-0-367-46883-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 128 Seiten, Format (B × H): 138 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Reihe: Iranian Studies

Introducing Judeo-Persian writings, this original collection gives parallel samples in Judeo-Persian and Perso-Arabic script and translations in English. Judeo-Persian writings not only reflect the twenty-seven centuries of Jewish life in Iran, but they are also a testament to their intellectual, cultural, and socioeconomic conditions.

Such writings, found in the forms of verse or prose, are flavored with Judaic, Iranian and Islamic elements. The significant value of Judeo-Persian writing is found in the areas of linguistics, history and sociocultural and literary issues. The rhetorical forms and literary genres of epic, didactic, lyric and satirical poetry can be a valuable addition to the rich Iranian literary tradition and poetical arts. Also, as a Judaic literary contribution, the work is a representation of the literary activity of Middle Eastern Jews not so well recognized in Judaic global literature.

This book is a comprehensive introduction to the rich literary tradition of works written in Judeo-Persian and also serves as a guide to transliterate many other significant Judeo-Persian works that have not yet been transliterated into Perso-Arabic script. The collectionwill be ofvalue to students and researchers interested in history, sociology and Iranian and Jewish studies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pirnazar, Nahid

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien Jüdische Studien: Literatur & Kunst
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturen sonstiger Sprachräume Literatur des Nahen Ostens & Nordafrikas
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Europäische Literatur
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literatur: Sammlungen, Anthologien
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I Formation and History of Judeo-Persian 1. An Overview of Iranian Jewish Intellectual History 2. Thematic Contents of Judeo-Persian Literature: Literary Genres in Judeo-Persian Poetry 3. Thematic Contents of Judeo-Persian Prose Conclusion Part II Samples of Judeo-Persian Writings 1. Biblical Epic Poetry 2. Historical Poetry 3. Lyric Poetry 4. Vernacular Poetry 5. Mystic Poetry 6. Didactic Poetry 7. Panegyric Poetry 8. Satirical Poetry 9. Different Vocabularies and Ethnicities 10. Literary Terms 11. Epic Concepts and Legendary Heroes 12. Zoroastrian Concepts 13. Rhetorical Arts 14. Rhythmic Embellished Prose Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Nahid Pirnazar teaches Judeo-Persian literature and the history of Iranian Jews at UCLA and is the founder of House of Judeo-Persian Manuscripts. Her recent publications include: Farsihood (2018), "Voluntary Conversions of Iranian Jews in the Nineteenth Century", Iran Namg (2019) and Ketab-Anusi (2020).