The Story of the Relocation of Iran to India: a lecture and reception to celebrate the publication of the Zoroastrian Qesse-ye Sanjan
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Date: 12 January 2010Time: 6:00 PM Finishes: 12 January 2010Time: 8:00 PM Venue: Russell Square: College BuildingsRoom: Khalili Lecture Theatre Type of Event: Lecture The launch of Alan Williams' translation of the Qesse-ye Sanjan, the sole surviving account of the emigration of Zoroastrians from Iran to India to form the Parsi ('Persian') community. Written in Persian couplets in India in 1599 by a Zoroastrian priest, it is a work many know of, but few have actually read, let alone studied in depth. Organiser: London Middle East Institute in association with the University of Manchester Contact email: vp6@soas.ac.uk Contact Tel: 020 7898 4490 Sponsor: Brill, Leiden-Boston
Alan Williams, University of Manchester
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