Khwadāynāmag the Middle Persian Book of Kings

In Khwadāynāmag. The Middle Persian Book of Kings Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila analyses the lost sixth-century historiographical work of the Sasanians, its lost Arabic translations, and the sources of Firdawsī's Shāhnāme.

About the author

Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila, PhD (1994) is Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies (University of Edinburgh). He has published on Classical Arabic literature and historiography, including a recent edition of al-Maqrīzī's al-Ḫabar ʿan al-basar Vol. V, Section 4: Persia and Its Kings, Part 1 (Brill 2018).

Product details

• Authors: Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.04.2018
• EAN: 9789004365469
• ISBN: 978-90-04-36546-9
• No. of pages: 294
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 236 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 540 g
• Series: Studies in Persian Cultural Hi
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous