Aspects of kinship in ancient Iran
"Originally delivered as the Biennial Ehsan Yarshater Lectures, Aspects of Kinship in Ancient Iran is an exploration of kinship in the archaeological and historical record of Iran's most ancient civilizations. D. T. Potts brings together history, archaeology, and social anthropology to pro...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oakland, [California]
University of California Press
2023, [2023]
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| Series: | Iran in the ancient world
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | "Originally delivered as the Biennial Ehsan Yarshater Lectures, Aspects of Kinship in Ancient Iran is an exploration of kinship in the archaeological and historical record of Iran's most ancient civilizations. D. T. Potts brings together history, archaeology, and social anthropology to provide an overview of what we can know about the kith and kinship ties in Iran, from prehistory to Elamite, Achaemenid, and Sasanian times. In so doing, he sheds light on the rich body of evidence that exists for kin relations in Iran, which has too often been ignored in the study of the ancient world"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 0520395018 |