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Iranian Solar Calendar and Endurance of Nowruz in Persian Time Culture
Paperback
General World HistoryIran History
ISBN13: 9781997503156
Publisher: Asemana Books
Published: Dec 17 2025
Pages: 380
Weight: 1.34
Height: 1.03 Width: 5.83 Depth: 8.27
Language: Persian
This book is a study of the profound relationship between the Iranian solar calendar, collective memory, and the historical identity of Iranians. The author seeks to demonstrate how the solar timekeeping system has not only endured through the turbulent course of Iranian history but has also become a foundational component of the cultural, political, and historical identity of the inhabitants of Iran. By tracing the historical roots of the solar calendar-particularly the formulation of the Jalali calendar in the medieval period and its formal adoption during the Pahlavi era-the author explores why celebrations like Nowruz have remained alive in the national memory of Iranians, while other ancient festivals such as Mehregan have faded into obscurity. At the heart of this inquiry is the role of collective memory-as the shared reservoir of a nation's historical experiences, knowledge, and recollections-in sustaining and regenerating Iranian identity. With a critical approach to concepts like historical memory and national identity, the author analyzes how calendrical and temporal markers serve as vital elements in shaping a nation's cultural and historical cohesion. This book is the first systematic study to examine the Iranian solar calendar through the lens of collective memory and identity formation. It offers a significant contribution to Iranian studies and cultural history by addressing a long-standing gap in the literature.
Abbas Amanat is a distinguished historian of Iran and the broader Persianate world, recognized for his decades-long academic contributions as William Graham Sumner Professor Emeritus of History at Yale University. A graduate of Alborz High School and Tehran University, Amanat received his PhD from the University of Oxford in 1981. He taught at Yale from 1983 to 2021, where he helped shape the field of Iranian and Middle Eastern studies. His extensive body of work explores themes in early modern and modern Iranian history, apocalyptic thought in Shi'ism, and historiography. His acclaimed books include Iran: A Modern History, Pivot of the Universe, Resurrection and Renewal, and Apocalyptic Islam and Iranian Shi'ism, alongside numerous editorial projects and collaborative volumes that bridge Iranian, Islamic, and global historical perspectives. Amanat has also been a prolific editor and public intellectual. He served as Editor-in-Chief of Iranian Studies, led the Yale Program in Iranian Studies, and has contributed seminal entries to Encyclopaedia Iranica. His scholarly influence spans textual editing, the history of millennialism, Persianate governance, and cultural exchange in the Caspian world. Through collaborations with historians, Iranologists, and environmental scholars, he has helped illuminate underexplored dimensions of Iranian identity, memory, and statecraft.
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