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Does anyone have a recommendation for English translated collections of Persian folklore and mythology?
by monkeybutton 5y ago
Does anyone have a recommendation for English translated collections of Persian folklore and mythology?
- jk7tarYZAQNpTQa 5y agoThe Shahnameh is a good start. IIRC there's a high quality bilingual (English and Persian) version of it, with drawings and all. If you prefer it in podcast version, Mazandercast [1] spends a few minutes of each episode to narrate it. The rest of the episode is spent explaining traditions, festivities, etc. A good podcast if you're interested in overall Persian culture and history. Of course another good book is "One Thousand and One Nights". [1] https://open.spotify.com/show/4wOrW7rq5g4HZpSbi3nvwl?si=Ft_tATEoQMiVupkTMotk3Q https://open.spotify.com/show/4wOrW7rq5g4HZpSbi3nvwl?si=Ft_t...
- monkeybutton 5y agoThank you! What got me interested in the first place was seeing some pages of the Shahnameh on display at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto: https://agakhanmuseum.org/collection/artifact/isfandiyar-kills-the-simurgh-akm103 https://agakhanmuseum.org/collection/artifact/isfandiyar-kil...