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A royal romance : the cult of Cyrus the Great in modern Iran
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dc.contributor.author | Ansari, A. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-08-02T11:30:07Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-08-02T11:30:07Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021-07 | |
dc.identifier | 274637688 | |
dc.identifier | 47136b3e-9a9c-460e-b7e0-d5ebc01baeb8 | |
dc.identifier | 85106173580 | |
dc.identifier | 000669630900003 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Ansari , A 2021 , ' A royal romance : the cult of Cyrus the Great in modern Iran ' , Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society , vol. 31 , no. 3 , pp. 405 - 419 . https://doi.org/10.1017/S1356186321000195 | en |
dc.identifier.issn | 1356-1863 | |
dc.identifier.other | RIS: urn:57924DA955CDA539833259079AEF4F47 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10023/23694 | |
dc.description.abstract | This article looks at the continuing fascination with the idea of monarchy in Iran, dismissed and condemned after the revolution but gradually rehabilitated through an engagement with the Shahnameh and a reinvigorated interest in ancient Iran. The interest in Sasanian Iran, as the cradle for the development of Islamic civilisation, has in turn enabled a popular re-acquaintance with Achaemenid Iran, previously frowned on for its association with Mohammad Reza Shah but legitimised by the enthusiastic endorsement of the figure of Cyrus the Great by President Ahmadinejad. This political myth of Cyrus the Great reflects the changing political dynamics of the Islamic Republic and the need to appropriate popular nationalist iconography to the state. | |
dc.format.extent | 15 | |
dc.format.extent | 349254 | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.relation.ispartof | Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society | en |
dc.subject | Achaemenid Iran | en |
dc.subject | Cyrus the Great | en |
dc.subject | Monarchy | en |
dc.subject | Nationalism | en |
dc.subject | Political myth | en |
dc.subject | Sasanian Iran | en |
dc.subject | Shahnameh | en |
dc.subject | DS Asia | en |
dc.subject | JQ Political institutions Asia | en |
dc.subject | 3rd-DAS | en |
dc.subject.lcc | DS | en |
dc.subject.lcc | JQ | en |
dc.title | A royal romance : the cult of Cyrus the Great in modern Iran | en |
dc.type | Journal article | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. Institute of Legal and Constitutional Research | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. St Andrews Institute for Transnational & Spatial History | en |
dc.contributor.institution | University of St Andrews. School of History | en |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1017/S1356186321000195 | |
dc.description.status | Peer reviewed | en |
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