The Seleucid, Parthian and Sasanian periods

Author(s)

• Yar-Shater, Ehsan

Bibliographic Information

The Seleucid, Parthian and Sasanian periods

edited by Ehsan Yarshater

（The Cambridge history of Iran, v. 3）

Cambridge University Press, 1983

• : set
• (1)
• (2)

Note

Bibliography: p. 1284-1396

Includes indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

(1) ISBN 9780521200929

Description

The third volume, published in two parts, is an account of every aspect of Iranian civilisation from the death of Alexander in 323 BC to the advent of Islam in the seventh century AD. This complex period, of major importance in Iranian history and extending for almost a thousand years, encompasses the reigns of the Seleucid, the Parthian, the Kushan and Sasanian dynasties. As additions to the general objectives of these volumes, Professor Yarshater has included in this volume chapters on the institutional, administrative, legal, numismatic, linguistic and literary aspects of the period; and he further develops the scope of the volume by including studies of Iran's interaction with neighbouring societies, of Iran's mythical and legendary history, and of Iranian settlements outside the geographical boundaries of Iran and Afghanistan. This volume is the most comprehensive study published of this very important period of Iran's history.

Table of Contents

• List of plates
• List of line drawings
• List of maps
• Editorial note
• Introduction Ehsan Yarshater
• Part I. Political History: 1. The Seleucid period E. Bickerman
• 2. The political history of Iran under the Arsacids A. D. H. Bivar
• 3. Iranians in Asia Minor Leo Raditsa
• 4. The political history of Iran under the Sasanians R. N. Frye
• 5. The history of eastern Iran A. D. H. Bivar
• 6. The political history of Transoxiana E. V. Zeimal
• 7. Iranian settlement east of the Pamirs R. E. Emmerick
• Part II. Numismatics: 8a. Parthian coins David Sellwood
• 8b. Minor states in southern Iran David Sellwood
• 9. Sasanian coins Robert Goebl
• Part III. Iranian historical tradition: 10a. Iranian common beliefs and world-view Ehsan Yarshater
• 10b. Iranian national history Ehsan Yarshater
• Part IV. Iran and Her Neighbours: 11. Iran and Mesopotamia Wilhelm Eilers
• 12. Iran, Armenia and Georgia David M. Lang
• 13. Iran and China William Watson
• 14. Cultural relations between Parthia and Rome Otto Kurz
• 15. Byzantium and the Sasanians Nina Garsoian
• 16. Iran and the Arabs before Islam C. E. Bosworth
• 17. Irano-Turkish relations in the late Sasanian period A. Von Gabain.

Volume

(2) ISBN 9780521246934

Description

The third volume, published in two parts, is an account of every aspect of Iranian civilisation from the death of Alexander in 323 BC to the advent of Islam in the seventh century AD. This complex period, of major importance in Iranian history and extending for almost a thousand years, encompasses the reigns of the Seleucid, the Parthian, the Kushan and Sasanian dynasties. As additions to the general objectives of these volumes, Professor Yarshater has included in this volume chapters on the institutional, administrative, legal, numismatic, linguistic and literary aspects of the period; and he further develops the scope of the volume by including studies of Iran's interaction with neighbouring societies, of Iran's mythical and legendary history, and of Iranian settlements outside the geographical boundaries of Iran and Afghanistan. This volume is the most comprehensive study published of this very important period of Iran's history.

Table of Contents

• List of plates
• List of line drawings
• List of maps
• Part V. Institutions: 18. Iranian society and law A. Perikhanian
• 19. Political, social and administrative institutions: taxes and trade V. G. Lukonin
• 20. Geographical and administrative divisions: settlements and economy Christopher Brunner
• 21a. Time-reckoning E. Bickerman
• 21b. Iranian festivals Mary Boyce
• Part VI. Religious History: 22. Development of religious thought Carsten Colpe
• 23. Zoroastrian religion J. Duchesne-Guillemin
• 24. Jews in Iran J. Neusner
• 25. Christians in Iran J. P. Asmussen
• 26. Buddhism among Iranian peoples R. E. Emmerick
• 27a. Manichaeism and its Iranian background G. Widengren
• 27b. Mazdakism Ehsan Yarshater
• Part VII. Art History: 28. Parthian art Daniel Schlumberger
• 29a. Sasanian art Dorothy Shepherd
• 29b. Sasanian silver Prudence Harper
• 30. The development of the arts in Transoxiana Guity Azarpay
• Part VIII: Languages and Literature: 31. Parthian writings and literature Mary Boyce
• 32a. Zoroastrian Pahlavi writings J. P. de Menasce, O.P.
• 32b. Manichaean Middle Persian writings Mary Boyce
• 32c. Middle Persian inscriptions Phillippe Gignoux
• 33. Sogdian language and literature Mark Dresden
• 34. Khotanese Saka literature H. W. Bailey
• 35. Khwarazmian language and literature D. N. Mackenzie
• 36. Bactrian literature Ilya Gershevitch
• 37. Sources of Parthian and Sasanian history G. Widengren
• Bibliographies
• Index
• Index of Greek words.

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Details

• NCID: BA03824730
• ISBN:
  • 0521246997
  • 9780521200929
  • 9780521246934
• LCCN: 67012845
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Cambridge
• Pages/Volumes: 2 v. (lxxv, 1488 p.), 148 p. of plates
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • NDC8 : 226.3
  • LCC : DS272
  • DC : 955
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Iran -- History
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00844050