Ancient Iran: Cosmology, Mythology, History

Ancient Iran: Cosmology, Mythology, History
ISBN-10
1631892207
ISBN-13
9781631892202
Category
History
Pages
266
Language
English
Published
2015-08-08
Publisher
Cognella Academic Publishing
Author
Iraj Bashiri

Description

This text presents Iran's pre-Islamic history within the context of both its complex cosmology and rich mythology.

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