The Sistani Cycle of Epics and Iran's National History : On the Margins of Historiography.

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Notes on Transliteration -- List of Figures -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 The Historical Context -- 1.1 The Scythio-Parthian Kingdom of Sistan -- 1.2 The Ruling Family in Sistan in Ancient Times -- 1.3 The Family of Suren, the Family of Rostam -- 1.4 The Other Parthian Family -- 1.5 Reflections of Parthian History in the SCE -- Chapter 2 The Appropriation of an Avestan Hero and the Birth of the House of Rostam -- 2.1 Garshāsp's Genealogy -- 2.2 Garshāsp and the Founding of Sistan -- 2.3 The Repertoire of Heroic Motifs -- 2.4 Another Version of the Story/History -- 2.5 Footprints of a Religious Conflict -- Chapter 3 The Zenith of Suren Power -- 3.1 Rostam's Early Heroic Career -- 3.1.1 Babr-e Bayān -- 3.1.2 Kok-e Kuhzād -- 3.1.3 The Haft-Khān -- 3.2 Historical Reflections -- 3.2.1 A Time of Alliance -- 3.2.2 The Special Status of the House of Rostam -- 3.2.3 The Beginning of the End: The Advent of Lohrāsp -- Chapter 4 The Downtrodden Sistani Heroes -- 4.1 Borzu -- 4.2 Jahāngir -- 4.3 Shahriyār -- Chapter 5 The Polemics of Making Heroes and Anti-Heroes -- 5.1 Farāmarz in Qannuj -- 5.2 Transformation of Heroic Imagery -- 5.3 Farāmarz and Bahman: The Final Showdown -- 5.4 Bahman the Anti-Hero Par Excellence -- Epilogue -- Appendix A The Sistani Cycle of Epics: Stories and Their Manuscripts -- Rostam Stories not Included in the Shāhnāmeh -- Garshāspnāmeh -- Bahmannāmeh -- Farāmarznāmeh -- Bānu-Goshaspnāmeh -- Borzunāmeh -- Shahriyārnāmeh -- Jahāngirnāmeh -- Appendix B Narrations of Bahman's Reign -- 1 Ḥamza al-Iṣfahāni -- 2 Al-Thaʿālibi -- 3 Al-Ṭabari -- 4 Al-Dinawari -- 5 Gardizi -- 6 Balʿami -- 7 Ibn Balkhi -- 8 Masʿudi -- 9 Mujmal al-Tawārikh wa'l Qiṣṣaṣ -- Figures -- Bibliography -- Index.

This work argues that the Sistani Cycle of Epics constitutes a genre of historiography, retaining reflections of events of Iran's antiquity, notably the affairs of the Sistani kingdom and its relationship to the Parthian throne circa 1st century BCE- 2nd century CE.

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