Research Paper
The Origins of Drama in Ancient India and a Glance at its Iranian Counterparts
The Origins of Drama in Ancient India and a Glance at its Iranian Counterparts

Alireza Esmaeilpour

Volume 5, Issue 2 , December 2016, Pages 1-15

https://doi.org/10.22059/jis.2016.59421

Abstract
  Drama has an ancient history in India. The Sanskrit dramatic literature developed in an organized traditional infrastructure and continued during centuries. The main origins of drama ...  Read More
Research Paper
An Investigation of Iranian Churches Textile Marouflage
(Case Study: Vank Cathedral, Madonna Church in Isfahan, Madonna Church in Tabriz)
An Investigation of Iranian Churches Textile Marouflage (Case Study: Vank Cathedral, Madonna Church in Isfahan, Madonna Church in Tabriz)

Yaser Hamzavi; Hosayn Ahmadi; Rasoul Vatandout

Volume 5, Issue 2 , December 2016, Pages 17-32

https://doi.org/10.22059/jis.2016.59422

Abstract
  There are specific forms of mural paintings in some Iranian Churches that are different from other usual wall paintings in materials, methods as well as implementation techniques. Unfortunately, ...  Read More
Research Paper
Studying the Structure and Components of Daftar-e Tawjīhāt (the Register for Expenditures) in Safavid Era
Studying the Structure and Components of Daftar-e Tawjīhāt (the Register for Expenditures) in Safavid Era

Houshang Khosrowbeygi; Elaheh Mahboub

Volume 5, Issue 2 , December 2016, Pages 33-50

https://doi.org/10.22059/jis.2017.59423

Abstract
  Abstract: One of the instruments of dīwān al-estīfā' (the department in charge of fiscal administration) for accounting and registration of expenses and revenues of the state was ...  Read More
Research Paper
Buyids Presence and Ruling in Fars after the Fall of the Dynasty (Based on the 7th Century AH Epitaph Discovered in Forg District in Darab County)
Buyids Presence and Ruling in Fars after the Fall of the Dynasty (Based on the 7th Century AH Epitaph Discovered in Forg District in Darab County)

Emad-o-ddin Sheikh-alhokamayi; Mirza Mohammad Hasani

Volume 5, Issue 2 , December 2016, Pages 51-63

https://doi.org/10.22059/jis.2016.59424

Abstract
  The fortuitous discovery of some pieces of an epitaph belonging to the 7th century AH in Forg district in Darab county, near a fortress called Bahman, opened a new season to researches ...  Read More
Research Paper
Reviews on Evliya Chelebi’s Reports of Iran
Reviews on Evliya Chelebi’s Reports of Iran

Rasoul Arabkhani

Volume 5, Issue 2 , December 2016, Pages 65-84

https://doi.org/10.22059/jis.2016.59425

Abstract
  Evliya Chelebi (1611-1682), was an ethnically Ottoman explorer who travelled through the territory of the Ottoman Empire and neighboring lands over a period of forty ...  Read More
Research Paper
Social and Economic History of Khānsār in Qajar Era
Social and Economic History of Khānsār in Qajar Era

Hassan Karimian; Husseyn Sedighiyan

Volume 5, Issue 2 , December 2016, Pages 85-104

https://doi.org/10.22059/jis.2016.59426

Abstract
  Khānsār was one of the principal cities of Isfahan district in Qajar era. The city is mentioned repeatedly in historical texts and visited frequently by European travelers Khānsār ...  Read More
Research Paper
Nimim ze Turkistan, Nimim ze Fargana:
A Reconsideration of the Sârt Identity in Relation to Iranian Heritage in Central Asia
Nimim ze Turkistan, Nimim ze Fargana: A Reconsideration of the Sârt Identity in Relation to Iranian Heritage in Central Asia

Javad Morshedlue

Volume 5, Issue 2 , December 2016, Pages 105-124

https://doi.org/10.22059/jis.2016.59427

Abstract
  This essay aims to put forward a new explanation of “Sârt” problem from an Iranian viewpoint. Its main focus is to represent those signs which could be helpful to ...  Read More