Iranian Studies

A Comparative Analysis of Moral Virtues and Vices in Ferdowsi’s Rostam and Sohrab and Matthew Arnold’s Sohrab and Rostum

mohammad mirnezami; homeira zomorrodi; Abdolreza seif

Volume 15, Issue 3 , November 2025, , Pages 1-24

https://doi.org/10.22059/jis.2025.399999.1363

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Epic literature has long provided a platform for representing moral and cultural thought. The story of Rostam and Sohrab in Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh and its re-creation in Matthew ... Read More

An Examination of Panegyrics to Imam Ali (AS) in the Works of Osman Kemali, the Turkic-Origin Poet

Homeyra Zomorodi; Bülent akdağ Akdağ

Volume 14, Issue 2 , September 2024, , Pages 1-23

https://doi.org/10.22059/jis.2023.354393.1181

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This study delves into the works of the Turkic poet Osman Kemal Efendi, commonly known as Osman Kemali. He was a devoted disciple of Jalal al-Din Rumi and a memorizer of the Quran. ... Read More

Comparative study The attribute of anger in ancient Iran and India Based on the Shahnameh and Masnavi Manavi

Homeyra Zomorodi; Mina Akbari Farahani

Volume 13, Issue 3 , December 2023, , Pages 1-20

https://doi.org/10.22059/jis.2023.362004.1209

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The discussion of moral virtues and vices is one of the common ideas in the moral and mystical beliefs of ancient Iran and India. According to the idea of dualism, vice traits are caused ... Read More

Investigating the impressibility of Balochi verses of “Hani and Shaymorid” from Nezami’s “Layli and Majnoon”

zomorrodi homeira; Mohammad akbar Sepahi

Volume 12, Issue 2 , March 2023, , Pages 1-19

https://doi.org/10.22059/jis.2022.341196.1104

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The story of Layli and Majnoon is one of the most famous love stories in Persian literature, which has Arabic roots and has been transfered from Arabic language and literature ... Read More The story of Layli and Majnoon is one of the most famous love stories in Persian literature, which has Arabic roots and has been transfered from Arabic language and literature into Persian. Nezami is the first Iranian poet who translated this story into Persian. After Nezami, other poets have also recreated this story under his influence.The story of Lily and Majnoon, like many other cultural traits, has spreeded through different cultures through Persian language and literature and its cultural activities with the literature of the tribes and people who were enteracted with this culture and language. It has also been recreated in their languages and literatures.In Balochi literature, two stories can be found that are narated with Layli and Majnoon impression.The first is a story called Layli and Majnoon or Layla and majna and the other is the story of Hani and Shaymorid.The first story is not very famous, but Hani and Shaymorid is the most famous love story in Balochi literature. This poetic story, like many other old fiction poems in Balochi literature, does not have a specific poet. The narrators have narrated its narrations in different dialects, but naturally there are differences in the details and the number of poems and the number of verses of its narrations. Hani and Shaymrid has significant similarities with the story of Layli and Majnoon, which can be investigated from the cultural interactions and literary impressibility perspective , considering the constant interactions of Balochi literature with Persian language and literature. Just as Nezami’s Layli and Majnoon has been influenced by the social and cultural context of Nezami's society in comparison with the narration of the same story in Arabic literature, Regarding the story of Hani and Shaymorid it is noticeable that the characteristics of the social and cultural context of the host society has influenced that and transformed to an expression of its social trait. In fact, Hani and Shaymorid can be considered as the Balochi version of Layli and Majnoon.

History of cultural developments and metamorphosis of works written in pre- Islamic Era

Homeyra Zomorodi

Volume 1, Issue 1 , December 2011, , Pages 13-22

Abstract

During different historic periods, Land of Iran has been invaded by alien tribes and Iranian written works such as religious, scientific and historic books have been subjected to detruction ... Read More

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A Comparative Analysis of Moral Virtues and Vices in Ferdowsi’s Rostam and Sohrab and Matthew Arnold’s Sohrab and Rostum

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An Examination of Panegyrics to Imam Ali (AS) in the Works of Osman Kemali, the Turkic-Origin Poet

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Comparative study The attribute of anger in ancient Iran and India Based on the Shahnameh and Masnavi Manavi

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Investigating the impressibility of Balochi verses of “Hani and Shaymorid” from Nezami’s “Layli and Majnoon”

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History of cultural developments and metamorphosis of works written in pre- Islamic Era

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