different political, economical, cultural factors and religious status of safavi period have influenced on the presence of women in society of that ages. in new structures, women roles were based on their social position and class. also, children who were near their mothers received more calm, safety and also education. these factors encouraged painters to draw the pictures of women and childre...

one of the most important tekyes in iran and one of the most important islamic buildings in kermanshah province is the mo’aven-ol molk tekyeh. this building is located in historical context (barzeh damagh district) and related to the late qajar period. based on the present situation, the space of this tekye has been formed of four parts: courtyard entrance, hoseiniyeh, zainabiyeh and abbasiyeh....

this article has tried to look at the prototype of serpent, in the art of ancient iran and neighboring civilization (mesopotamia, egypt, india & greece), since the beginning of these cultures to the first millennium b.c, by researching their myths and beliefs, and also looking at the motifs of their artifacts, by mean of shine a flash on relationship between these cultures, and perusing the inv...

1. introduction persian literary works with no apparent political themes have for long played an effective role in the political orientation of iranians. in fact, a great part of iranshahri political doctrine has found its way intothe literary works in the islamic era. these include the four firstchapters ofnizami’smakhzan al-asrar(the treasury of mysteries). a glimpse at nizamiganjavi’s biblio...

1. introduction tarikh-e baihaqi has been most often read as a seminal work of literature; by virtue of this fact, a great deal of its merits has been eclipsed. in this very research, the extent of demonstrating the prominence of war and military related issues will go under a close scrutiny. the prime assertion of this research states that tarikhe-e beihaqi presents a panoramic view of war and...

1. introduction according to the main text of shahnameh, the sasanian yazdgerd iii after awareness of defeated his armies toward arabs and to be killed rostam farrukhzad, he consults with the elders of court and says to them “he wants to go of baghdad to marv and stay near ruler there mahoe suri that he is his bred. farrukhzad one of the leaders of that community to yazdgerd says: که این را ی...

1. introduction reza barahani(1984), in his “male history”, focuses on the murder of son by father, in ferdowsi’s rustam and sohrab, in the canonical epic of shahnameh. he, thence, juxtaposes it to father’s murder by son, in sophocles’ “oedipus rex”, to conclude that in oriental culture, it is always the “new” that is sacrificed by the hands of the “old”, whereas in western culture it is the co...

1. introduction persian folktales and literary stories are full of love relationships which add to the structural richness of the story. in most of these stories, love commences on part of the male character. however, there are instances in which women or girls initiate love. these kinds of love create adventures which are admirable in themselves. the commencement of love and the way a lover es...