Ḥamza versus Rustam: Comparing the Ḥamzanāma with the Shāhnāma.
This paper compares the Ḥamzanāma (Book of Ḥamza) with the Shāhnāma (Book of Kings), the two most popular works performed by the storytellers of Safavid Iran (1501–1736), focusing on their heroes, Ḥamza and Rustam, respectively. Following an overview of the Ḥamzanāma that helps to identify its main...
| Publicado en: | Bulletin of the School of Oriental & African Studies Vol. 85; no. 3; pp. 355 - 376 |
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Cambridge University Press
Oct2022
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