IMC 2018: Sessions

Session 251: Integrating the Sasanians, II: Past, Present, and Future in Late Antique and Medieval Iran

Sponsor:	MPS - Middle Persian Studies, Universidade de Brasília / Sonderforschungsbereiche Project 'Visions of Community', Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Universität Wien
Organiser:	Otávio Luiz Vieira Pinto, Middle Persian Studies Project, Universidade de Brasília
Moderator/Chair:	Mark Humphries, Centre for Medieval & Early Modern Research (MEMO), Swansea University
Paper 251-a	Sitting on the Throne of Yazdegird: Political Power and the Sassanian Legacy in the North-East Caucasus (Language: English) John Latham-Sprinkle, Department of History, School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London Index terms: Language and Literature - Other, Political Thought, Rhetoric
Paper 251-b	Reflections on the Perspective of Sasanian 'Past' in Islamic Sources (Language: English) Domiziana Rossi, Dipartimento di Storia Culture Civiltà, Università di Bologna Index terms: Historiography - Medieval, Islamic and Arabic Studies, Language and Literature - Other
Abstract	The aim of this session - the second in the series on Persia - is to discuss the imagery, the ideological influence, and the cultural impact of Iranian societies in a wide temporality. From the early Achaemenids to the Mongols, passing through groups and civilisations of the North Caucasus, papers will approach a range of topics, such as literature, visions of power, and political strategies. Overall, it is expected that these arguments will demonstrate the global reach of cultures beyond the West.