Élite Folktales: Munes-nāma, Ketāb-e dāstān, and Their Audiences.

Drawing on evidence from the texts, illustrations, and contexts of production of two Persian manuscripts, the present paper points to the role of female élites as both audiences and protagonists of the two works, and argues that both works functioned as advisory literature for the female élites of m...

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Published in:	Journal of Persianate Studies Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 32 - 62
Main Author:	Askari, Nasrin
Format:	Article
Published:	Brill Academic Publishers 2019
Subjects:	Folk literature Women's roles Courts & courtiers Audiences Electron work function Royal weddings Azerbaijan
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