Literacy in the Persianate world writing and the social order / [electronic resource] : edited by Brian Spooner and William L. Hanaway. - Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, c2012. - xviii, 437 p. - Penn Museum international research conferences ; v. 4 .

Maps on lining papers.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1. Foundations -- pt. 2. Spread -- pt. 3. Vernacularization and nationalism -- pt. 4. The larger context.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Persian language--History.
Persian language--Written Persian--History.
Writing--History.--Iran
Literacy--History.--Iran


Iran--Intellectual life.
Iran--Social life and customs.


Electronic books.

PK6225 / .L57 2012

491/.5509