Contested memories: Narrative structures and allegorical meanings of Iran's pre‐islamic history

Iranian Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 149-175

  Tavakoli‐Targhi, Mohamad ^a  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79953476979     PISSN: 00210862     EISSN: 14754819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00210869608701847     Document Type: Article

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