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Everything about Persianization
Cultural assimilation of Persian traits
Persianization or Persification, is a sociological process of cultural change in which a non-Persian society becomes "Persianate", meaning it either directly adopts or becomes strongly influenced by the Persian language, culture, literature, art, music, and identity as well as other socio-cultural factors. It is a specific form of cultural assimilation that often includes a language shift. The term applies not only to cultures, but also to individuals, as they acclimate to Persian culture and become "Persianized" or "Persified". Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: PersianizationA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: RubāʻīyātThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: What about Translation? Beyond “Persianization” as the Language Policy in IranCited 16 times
- Go sideways: Pan-IranismA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Pan-TurkismA closely related topic
📖 Definitions
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🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
What about Translation? Beyond “Persianization” as the Language Policy in Iran
The Persianization of Itihasa: Performance Narratives and Mughal Political Culture in Eighteenth-Century Bengal
The Persianization of English in multilingual Tehran
The Persianization of Koroglu: Banditry and Royalty in Three Versions of the Koroglu "Destan"
Persianization of Shaykhīsm: The Doctrine of Rukn‐i Rābiʿ from Aḥmad al‐Aḥsāʾī to Karīm Khān Kirmānī
The Cultures of History in Early Modern India: Persianization and Mughal Culture in Bengal
Book Review: The Cultures of History in Early Modern Bengal: Persianization and Mughal Culture in Bengal
The Memory Destruction and Reconstruction Games within the Scope of Persianization Politics in Iran
📚 Books worth reading
RubāʻīyātOmar Khayyam · 1870
Rubaiyat of Omar KhayyamOmar Khayyam · 1859
گُلِستانSaʻdī. · 1700
Arabian medicineEdward Granville Browne · 1899
Būstān-i Shaykh Muṣliḥ al-Dīn Saʻdī Shīrāzī, maʻah farhang va sharḥ-i Mawlavī Tamīz al-DīnSaʻdī., A. Hart Edwards · 1851
Πέρσαι (Persai, Persae)Aeschylus · 1816
Mas̲navīRumi (Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Balkhī), Camille Adams Helminski · 1851
ShāhnāmahFerdowsi, Amin Banani · 1829
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