International Shāhnāme conference: the second millennium: conference volume: Department of Linguistics and Philology, Uppsala University, Sweden, October 15-16, 2011 = Daftar-i hamāyish-i jahānī-yi buzurgdāsht-i āghāz-i duvvumīn hazārah-yi sarāyish-i Shā

Shāhnāme by Abu al-Qāsem Ferdowsi is the most prominent Persian heroic epos written in the early 11th century. The year 2010, the millennial anniversary of the completion of the Shāhnāme, was celebrated with several academic conferences and events around the world. To commemorate the beginning of the second millennium of this great literary work of humanity, the “International Shāhnāme Conference: The Second Millennium” was held 15–16 October 2011 at Uppsala University. The present volume collects fourteen papers in Persian and English presented at this conference ABSTRACT Contents A Word from the Editor Thematic Features in Iranian National History Writings: The Case of the Dāstān-e Goshtāsp (Tale of Goshtāsp) Introduction Historical background: Traditions in Iranian national history Daqiqi’s life and work Daqiqi’s religion The coming of Zoroaster The religious wars between Iran and Turān Conclusions References Rejected Narratives and Transitional Crises within the Shāhnāme References Rostam: A Complex Puzzle: A New Approach to the Identification of the Character of Rostam in the Iranian National Epos Shāhnāme Introduction Iranian myths and eposes and their evolution The main types of evolution The most distinguished elements of the character of Rostam Conclusion References Knocking on Bowls References The Story of Sohrāb in an English Translation Reference Fate, Wisdom and the King in Book Three of the Denkard and the Shāhnāme by Ferdowsi Introduction Style and audience of the two works Presentation of fate, wisdom and the king in Dk 3 and in the Shāhnāme Providence and fate Wisdom The King Conclusion Texts References ‘Ali Yazdi and the Shāhnāme References to the Shāhnāme Shāhnāme production Postscript References Two 17th-Century Prose Renditions of the Barzunāme: The Story of Barzu, Son of Sohrāb, in the Ehyā’ al-Moluk and in the Tārikh-e Shamshirkhāni Introduction The story of Barzu Barzu in prose: the Ehyā’ al-Moluk and the Tārikh-e delgoshā-ye Shamshirkhāni Barzu in the Ehyā’ al-Moluk Barzu in the Tārikh-e delgoshā-ye Shamshirkhāni Conclusion References