Tahqiqāt-e Tārikh-e Ejtemā’i (Social History Studies)

The Importance of Folk literature in Representing Social History: A Review of Hussein Kurd Shabestari's Fiction

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

Abdolrasul Kheirandish 1
Ameneh Ebrahimi 2

1 Associate Professor in History, University of Shiraz

2 Ph.D Student of History, University of Shiraz

Abstract
Exploring non-historical and non-chronological sources, especially fictional sources (oral and written), which are in fact the collective mentality of common people and are a significant part of folk literature, can be a helpful approach to illuminate the dark and ambiguous atmosphere of social history, this article will explore different aspects of Iran’s social history in Safavid era. Considering the time of emergence and public distribution of this story, the present article can be helpful in the illumination of the history of Safavid era especially first Shah Abbas.

Keywords

Husseinekord
ayyar
ShahAbbas
Uzbeks
Ottomans
Historical fiction

  • Receive Date 01 February 2012
  • Revise Date 16 March 2013
  • Accept Date 22 April 2012

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