For aficionados of the epic, to be in London between the summer of 1964 and the winter of 1972 must have been very exhilarating. During that period the London Seminar on Epic convened 31 times to hear lectures on diverse epics from both nearby and remote cultures, delivered by specialists of these poetic narratives and their literary traditions. The 12 articles that constitute the present volum...

  One of the dimensions of human life is its socio-political aspect. In this regard an important issue is the view of Islam towards the formation of government at the age of occultation. Referring to certain traditions, some believe that any kind of uprising and revolution prior to the emergence of Hazrat Qaem (Aj.) will be unlawful and add, “Any flag which is raised prior to the emergenc...

Nowadays, the problem faced by dairy farmers is that supply of forage unstable, while cows required intake 10% their body weight. In addition, use concentrate was not appropriate affected quality and quantity cow's milk. The aims this research are 1; Analyzing condition respondents' characteristics toward canning technology as an alternative feed, 2; attitudes knowledge towards 3; Formulating a...

Effective action taken against climate change must find ways to unite scientific and practice-based knowledges associated with the various stakeholders who see themselves as invested in global delivery of governance. Political decision-makers, scientists practitioners approach this challenge from what are often radically different perspectives experiences. While considerable work has been done ...

one reading (qara'at) of asr sura, , which is inconsistent with other valid readings, has been attributed to ali (p.b.u.h). because this reading contains additions to the asr sura, its acceptation is not possible. a survey of two chains of traditions about this reading of the asr sura attributed to ali (p.b.u.h) shows that these traditions are of isolated type (khabar vahed). it also shows...