ISBN:
9780520395015
,
0520395018
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource
Series Statement:
Iran in the ancient world 1
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Potts, Daniel T Aspects of kinship in ancient Iran
DDC:
306.8309357
Keywords:
Kinship
;
Kinship
;
HISTORY / Ancient / General
;
History
;
Iran History To 640
;
Iran
Abstract:
"Originally delivered as the Biennial Ehsan Yarshater Lectures, Aspects of Kinship in Ancient Iran is an exploration of kinship in the archaeological and historical record of Iran's most ancient civilizations. D. T. Potts brings together history, archaeology, and social anthropology to provide an overview of what we can know about the kith and kinship ties in Iran, from prehistory to Elamite, Achaemenid, and Sasanian times. In so doing, he sheds light on the rich body of evidence that exists for kin relations in Iran, which has too often been ignored in the study of the ancient world"--...
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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