Oral Narration in Iranian Cultures

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This volume presents papers demonstrating the current state of research on oral traditions among different groups in the Iranian-speaking cultural sphere. The articles offer from a variety of perspectives, encouraging the exchange of ideas between different academic disciplines such as …

From Old to New Persian

Collected Essays

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In a long series of essays, written during almost half a century, Bo Utas analyses the development of West Iranian languages, particularly Old, Middle, and New Persian, from various perspectives. The focus is placed on the transition from Middle to …

The Baloch and Others

Linguistic, Historical and Socio-Political Perspectives on Pluralism in Balochistan

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Throughout history Balochistan has been an important contact zone between the Indian Subcontinent and the Iranian Plateau. Today Balochistan is a land divided among several states. It is a region where a variety of languages intermingle, different religions jostle for …

The Baloch and Their Neighbours & The Baloch and Others (Set of 2 Volumes)

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This set consists of two volumes: „The Baloch and Their Neighbours. Ethnic and Linguistic Contact in Balochistan in Historical and Modern Times“ and „The Baloch and Others. Linguistic, Historical and Socio-Political Perspectives on Pluralism in Balochistan“.

Manuscript, Text and Literature

Collected Essays on Middle and New Persian Texts

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This book is a selected collection of the scholarly production on Middle and New Persian literature by professor emeritus Bo Utas, Uppsala University, presented to him on his 70th birthday. Out of 19 articles, 15 are in English and four …

The Baloch and Their Neighbours

Ethnic and Linguistic Contact in Balochistan in Historical and Modern Times

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The present volume contains the contributions of an international symposium on linguistic contact in Balochistan. The issues treated range from linguistic contact of Balochi and its neighbour languages in historical and modern times to sociolinguistic questions of multilingualism and to …