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November 19, 2004
Idea of Iran
I have been asked about "Iran" "Persia", "Persian", and "Farsi" many times before. I can say that I have my own particular ideas about these terms and their use, like everyone else.
But if anyone is interested in this subject and wants to know the origins of the term Iran and Iranian and their cultural and historical meaning, I suggest reading this book:
Gnoli, Gherardo. The Idea of Iran: An Essay on its Origins, Istituto Italiano Per Il Medio ed Estremo Oriente, Roma, 1989.
Posted by Khodadad at November 19, 2004 06:34 PM
Comments
Khodadad, I have enjoyed forming my Ideas of Iran by interacting with people such as yourself. :) Did this book change any of your Ideas of Iran?
I would like to invite you to visit my new blog. A few people have been pestering me :) to have my own blog for a while now. Well, I finally decided to bow to their wishes. Hopefully, I will not make them regret their request. :) My first post is just a little something to get started. I would be very pleased to have you as my guest.
Posted by: David at November 19, 2004 07:25 PM
This book will be a great read. Thanks for introducing it.
Posted by: Jamak at November 20, 2004 05:59 PM