From earth and water to Spandarmaz and Anahita: women as archetypal agents of emancipation and sovereignty in Iranian romances and folktales

Saeed Talajooy

From earth and water to Spandarmaz and Anahita: women as archetypal agents of emancipation and sovereignty in Iranian romances and folktales

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Original language	English
Title of host publication	Sovereignty in Iran
Subtitle of host publication	challenges to eurocentrism from ancient Iran to the Islamic Republic
Editors	Shabnam Holliday
Place of Publication	Edinburgh
Publisher	Edinburgh University Press
Chapter	3
Pages	85-113
ISBN (Electronic)	9781399554213
ISBN (Print)	9781399554183
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2026

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Name	Edinburgh historical studies of Iran and the Persian world

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Talajooy, S. (2026). From earth and water to Spandarmaz and Anahita: women as archetypal agents of emancipation and sovereignty in Iranian romances and folktales. In S. Holliday (Ed.), Sovereignty in Iran: challenges to eurocentrism from ancient Iran to the Islamic Republic (pp. 85-113). (Edinburgh historical studies of Iran and the Persian world). Edinburgh University Press.

Talajooy, Saeed. / From earth and water to Spandarmaz and Anahita : women as archetypal agents of emancipation and sovereignty in Iranian romances and folktales. Sovereignty in Iran: challenges to eurocentrism from ancient Iran to the Islamic Republic. editor / Shabnam Holliday. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2026. pp. 85-113 (Edinburgh historical studies of Iran and the Persian world).

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From earth and water to Spandarmaz and Anahita: women as archetypal agents of emancipation and sovereignty in Iranian romances and folktales. / Talajooy, Saeed.
Sovereignty in Iran: challenges to eurocentrism from ancient Iran to the Islamic Republic. ed. / Shabnam Holliday. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2026. p. 85-113 (Edinburgh historical studies of Iran and the Persian world).

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