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- catalog abstract ""In The Aura of Kings, Abolala Soudavar traces the symbolism of the farr - or Divine Glory - to its early origins and demonstrates its continuity across Iranian history. This important and very readable study sheds new light on the formulation and development of the symbolism of kingship in Iran and her geo-cultural neighbors, and contributes toward a better understanding of the Iranian worldview in general, and the propagation of the aura as a visual symbol of farr in particular."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12751259.
- catalog coverage "Iran History To 640.".
- catalog coverage "Iran Kings and rulers Mythology.".
- catalog created "2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
- catalog description ""In The Aura of Kings, Abolala Soudavar traces the symbolism of the farr - or Divine Glory - to its early origins and demonstrates its continuity across Iranian history. This important and very readable study sheds new light on the formulation and development of the symbolism of kingship in Iran and her geo-cultural neighbors, and contributes toward a better understanding of the Iranian worldview in general, and the propagation of the aura as a visual symbol of farr in particular."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [124]-132) and index.".
- catalog description "Khvarnah symbolism -- Reinterpreting Sasanian reliefs -- Symbols of authoriry for a nascent empire -- Aspects of farr duality.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 178 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Aura of kings.".
- catalog identifier "1568591098 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Aura of kings.".
- catalog isPartOf "Bibliotheca Iranica. Intellectual traditions series ; no. 11".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Costa Mesa, Calif. : Mazda Publishers,".
- catalog relation "Aura of kings.".
- catalog spatial "Iran History To 640.".
- catalog spatial "Iran Kings and rulers Mythology.".
- catalog spatial "Iran".
- catalog spatial "Iran.".
- catalog subject "935/.07 21".
- catalog subject "Emblems, National Iran.".
- catalog subject "JC347.I7 S68 2003".
- catalog subject "Power (Social sciences) Iran History.".
- catalog subject "Symbolism in politics Iran History.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Khvarnah symbolism -- Reinterpreting Sasanian reliefs -- Symbols of authoriry for a nascent empire -- Aspects of farr duality.".
- catalog title "The aura of kings : legitimacy and divine sanction in Iranian kingship / Abolala Soudavar.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".