Women in the Shahnameh
Subtitle: their history and social status within the framework of ancient and medieval sources
By: by Djalal Khaleghi Motlagh ; edited by Nahid Pirnazar ; translated from the German by Brigitte Neuenschwander
Contributors: Pīrnaẓar, Nāhīd
Series: Bibliotheca Iranica: literature series -- no.13
Publisher: Mazda Publishers
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Costa Mesa, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 225
ISBN-13: 9781568592787
Subjects: Women; Women in literature; Characters; History
Work titles: Frauen im Schahname
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Author's preface to the English edition; title: Editor's introduction; title: Preface; title: Introduction; title: Women of the nobility; title: Non-aristocratic women; title: A girl's position in her parents' home; title: The wedding ceremony; title: Various types of marriage; title: Status of the wife within marriage; title: The place of women in society.